Powerful Iran-backed militias in Iraq say they will start handing in weapons to authorities ^38.4%

AP News - By STELLA MARTANY - 6/2/2026, 3:54 PM

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Two of Iraq’s most powerful Iran-backed militias say they will start handing in their weapons to authorities. One of the groups, Asaib Ahl al-Haq, said it had formed a committee to oversee the move, inventory its fighters, weapons and equipment, and coordinate with the commander-in-chief of Iraq’s armed forces. It cast the decision as a... more