Iraq's Deputy Speaker of Parliament, to Al-Hadath: The armed factions have said they follow the decisions of a neighboring country, not Iraq. Restricting weapons to the state is about unifying security decision-making and preventing skirmishes and internal wars. Every federal system in the world has its own forces. The factions should trust the government, since it comes from the same component they belong to. If Iraq does not follow through on confining the factions' weapons, the consequences will be dire and disastrous.