Al-Sadr Announces Dissolution of Promised Day Brigade and Reorganization of Mahdi Army

mesoiraq - National Shia Movement leader Muqtada al-Sadr announced the immediate dissolution of the Promised Day Brigade and the transformation of the Mahdi Army into the Ansar al-Imam al-Mahdi Institution. Marking the end of foreign military presence, al-Sadr called for legal claims regarding occupation damage and warned against external interference. He emphasized restricting arms to the state, political leadership retirement to combat corruption, and strengthening border guards and national security forces.