Iraqi Leaders Stress Need to Address Weapons Outside State Control

Iraq’s top leaders met at Baghdad Palace on Monday evening to discuss conditions in the country and developments across the region.

During the meeting, they stressed the need to address the presence of weapons outside state authority, highlighting the issue as a concern for the Iraqi leadership.

The leaders also expressed support for a demand put forward by the Iraqi government, though the available summary did not specify its terms.

The account provided no details of measures or a timetable for addressing weapons held beyond state control.