Fake statement suggests Saraya al-Salam disarmament order
2025-07-07T20:01:52+00:00
Shafaq News – Najaf
The circulated
news about disarmament and the withdrawal of Saraya al-Salam from Samarra is
false, a source close to Patriotic Shiite Movement leader Muqtada al-Sadr said
on Monday.
The source told Shafaq News that the fake statement, attributed to al-Sadr’s private office, called on all armed factions to disarm in support of "Iraq’s army and sovereignty," urging the government to impose state authority on groups refusing to hand over “unauthorized weapons.”
Al-Sadr reformed his forces in 2014 to protect Shiite shrines from ISIS. This group was largely formed from remnants of the Mahdi Army, which fought against US forces in the post-2003 era.
