Iraqi Prime Minister urges armed factions to disarm and join state institutions

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi delivers a televised address after assuming office, in Baghdad, Iraq May 16, 2026.



















Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi delivers a televised address after assuming office, in Baghdad, Iraq May 16, 2026.
(photo credit: IRAQI PRIME MINISTER MEDIA OFFICE/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)

Newly elected Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi called on Wednesday for all armed groups in Iraq to operate under state authority, amid continued US pressure on Baghdad to curb the influence of Iran-aligned militias. 

According to a statement issued by al-Zaidi’s media office, the prime minister urged armed factions to work “under the umbrella of the state and its official institutions.” 

The statement came after Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announced that his armed group, Saraya al-Salam, also known as the Peace Brigades, would separate from his political movement and integrate into state institutions. 

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