Iraq orders Iran-backed militias to disarm by Sept. 30, linking the move to the US-led coalition’s exit and a push to assert state control over armed groups.

Iraq’s government has given pro-Iran armed groups in the country until September 30 to disarm, coinciding with the end of the US-led anti-extremist

The Iraqi government has set Sept. 21 as a final deadline for armed factions to hand over their weapons to state authorities, a government spokesman said Monday, Anadolu reports.…