Iraqi Analyst Says Washington Seeks to Disarm Resistance Groups in Iraq and the Region
The comments, reported by Iran’s IRNA from al-Maalouma, call for preserving the weapons of resistance groups while former lawmaker Muhammad Ibrahim advocates state regulation rather than confiscation.
An Iraqi analyst accused the United States of seeking to disarm resistance groups in Iraq and the region, while former parliamentarian Muhammad Ibrahim called for state regulation of their weapons rather than confiscation. The positions were reported by Iran’s IRNA, citing al-Maalouma; the report provided no official response or independent verification of the allegations.
An Iraqi political analyst has accused the United States of seeking to disarm resistance groups in Iraq and across the region, arguing that Washington’s efforts serve its own interests and what he described as an Israeli-aligned project.
The remarks by Wissam Aziz were reported by Iran’s Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), citing the Iraqi outlet al-Maalouma. According to the report, Aziz said that U.S. President Donald Trump, through his envoy Tom Barrack and other political figures traveling to Iraq, was continuing efforts to intervene in a range of Iraq’s domestic affairs.
Aziz said supporters of Iraq’s Islamic resistance groups were aware of what he characterized as plans by Western states to end the groups’ presence. He linked those alleged plans to increased pressure on Baghdad and foreign interference in Iraq’s internal affairs.
He also urged the Iraqi government to preserve the weapons held by the resistance groups, describing them as an important means of supporting the state and standing alongside it in confronting terrorism. The report presented this position as a call to maintain the groups’ arms rather than surrender them under external pressure.
A separate position cited in the report came from Muhammad Ibrahim, a former member of Iraq’s parliament. Ibrahim called for organizing weapons rather than confiscating them from resistance groups that, in his account, had defended Iraq and helped save the country from the threat posed by the Islamic State group, also known as داعش or ISIS.
Ibrahim argued that organizing weapons would require concrete government action and the creation of a dedicated institution or committee. He proposed a central committee linked to the office of the prime minister, who also serves as commander in chief of the armed forces, with a dedicated budget.
According to Ibrahim’s proposal, the committee would prepare a two- or five-year plan for the gradual organization of weapons. He emphasized that there was a significant difference between confiscating weapons and regulating or organizing them.
The two statements, as reported, share opposition to the outright confiscation of weapons held by resistance groups but place emphasis on different aspects of the issue. Aziz focused on what he described as U.S. pressure and foreign intervention, while Ibrahim outlined a possible state-led mechanism for gradually regulating arms through a specialized body.
The report did not provide details of any government decision establishing such a committee, nor did it include a response from U.S. officials or other Iraqi political actors. It also did not independently substantiate Aziz’s allegations regarding Washington’s objectives or clarify the scope of the proposed weapons-regulation plan.