From Street Warfare and the 2022 Armed Storming of the Green Zone

The leader of the Sadrist Movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, announced a surprise decision dictating the complete detachment of his "Saraya al-Salam" (Peace Companies) faction from the movement, and its full integration into the state under the direct command of the General Official of official military formations.

The decision included the following key points:

❎The transformation of civilian branches affiliated with Saraya al-Salam into the "Al-Bunyan Al-Marsoos" project, on the condition of completely evacuating headquarters and handing over all weapons.

❎ A call to the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) factions to separate themselves from partisan and sectarian orders, and to surrender their weapons to the state, aligning with advice he had given them years ago.

A Political Paradox: From Storming the Green Zone to the Embrace of the State!

The Irony of the Scene:

This move has sparked a wave of commentary and comparisons. Muqtada al-Sadr, who today demands full integration under the umbrella of the law, previously led his movement through a grinding political and security crisis in 2022.

Observers cannot forget the famous events of August 2022, when armed Sadrists stormed Baghdad's "Green Zone" utilizing heavy and medium weaponry in a clear attempt to topple the government and overrun sovereign headquarters. They engaged in direct, bloody clashes against Iraqi Army and PMF forces tasked with protecting state institutions, which resulted at the time in martyrs and wounded among the security forces.

Yet today, Al-Sadr returns to preach the necessity of confining weapons solely to the state and adhering to its central commands!

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