Iraq announced that armed activity outside state authority after September 30 will be prosecuted under its Anti-Terrorism Law. The declaration follows U.S. and Saudi strikes on Iran-aligned armed groups and renewed pressure to bring weapons under government control. Iraq announced the September 30 deadline on Thursday. Unauthorized armed activity after the deadline is to be prosecuted under anti-terror law.
Several Iran-backed factions have rejected calls to disarm. The factions describe their position as resistance. The source record attributes statements, allegations and official descriptions to the people or institutions making them.
Iraq has balanced security ties with both Washington and Tehran since 2003. The Popular Mobilization Forces include organizations with different legal and command relationships. Announcing a deadline does not establish enforcement capacity. This background supplies chronology and operating context without deciding the outcome still under review.
Recent U.S. and Saudi strikes hit Popular Mobilization Forces bases. Some PMF groups are formally part of Iraq's security system while operating with substantial autonomy. Counts, dates and legal status remain tied to the checked source record because later reporting can revise preliminary information.
The evidentiary limit is specific: The government had not published a complete enforcement plan or shown whether every faction would comply. The available reporting does not support an inference beyond that boundary.
The next record points are militia responses before September 30 and arrests, integration steps or prosecutions after the deadline. Each can be checked against later official documents or independent reporting.
The verified chronology is therefore limited to the following: Iraq announced the September 30 deadline on Thursday. Unauthorized armed activity after the deadline is to be prosecuted under anti-terror law. Several Iran-backed factions have rejected calls to disarm. The factions describe their position as resistance. Recent U.S. and Saudi strikes hit Popular Mobilization Forces bases. Some PMF groups are formally part of Iraq's security system while operating with substantial autonomy. The relevant context is Iraq has balanced security ties with both Washington and Tehran since 2003. The Popular Mobilization Forces include organizations with different legal and command relationships. Announcing a deadline does not establish enforcement capacity. These details state what the sources establish and preserve what remains unknown.