The Proposed Roadmap for Iraq's Armed Factions to June 2027

The stages outlined in Baghdad after the September deadline was dropped. The start of the weapons handover and the form of integration are still disputed.

Proposed stage Disputed timing Timing not set Fixed date

2026

2027

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Stage 1 · 30 Sep 2026

Agreement announced with the U.S. withdrawal

Stage 2 · 90 days

Mutual restraint

Factions halt attacks, with assurances against U.S. strikes on them

Stage 3 · 2027

Gradual weapons handover

Strategic weapons: ballistic missiles, rockets, one-way attack drones

Stage 4 · timing not set

Entry into the PMF and official bodies

Factions' independent armed existence to end

Stage 5 · 30 Jun 2027

Deadline

Independent armed groups to be treated as unlawful

Still disputed

When does the handover start?

January 2027A new PMF directorate receives weapons under government supervision

March 2027Handover of strategic weapons begins, running to June

How do fighters enter the PMF?

As individualsFaction command structures are broken up

As brigadesFaction units enter the PMF with their structures intact

Status on 30 September: the government says an integration agreement has been reached; the Islamic Resistance in Iraq rejects any government or political timetable.