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Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada Sets Conditions for Disarmament Tied to US Withdrawal

Aug 29, 2026 11:43 AM CT Iraq iraq,iran-proxy,us-withdrawal,disarmament,kataib-sayyid-al-shuhada

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Iran-backed Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada has outlined 10 conditions for cooperating with Iraqi state disarmament efforts, explicitly demanding a full US military withdrawal. This development highlights the continued leverage Iranian proxies hold over Iraqi security policy and their resistance to US presence in the region, maintaining a key front in the broader Iran-US strategic competition.

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Iran-backed Iraqi group sets 10 conditions for disarmament, including full US withdrawal Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada, an Iran -backed Iraqi armed group, said on Saturday it will only cooperate with efforts to bring weapons under state control if 10 conditions are met, including a complete withdrawal...

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Iran NEUTRAL

Backs Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada in setting conditions for disarmament that oppose US presence.

United States NEUTRAL

Subject of disarmament conditions requiring full withdrawal from Iraq.

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