Iraqi PM sets June 30 deadline for pro-Iran factions to disarm

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Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani set June 30 as a deadline for pro-Iran armed factions to disarm. The government argues that the departure of coalition forces would remove the justification these groups have cited for maintaining their weapons.

The Iraqi government believes the withdrawal of coalition forces will deprive the armed factions, many of which are backed by Iran, of the excuse they have used to retain their arsenal.