A leader of one of the Iraqi factions, in a conversation with al-Akhbar, believes that the focus on Juraf al-Sahar "is not arbitrary, but there is a plan behind it that goes beyond the issue of oil smuggling", given the fact that "pressures aimed at pushing the factions into surrender and handing over their weapons as long as their military threats do not achieve their goals are foreign". He added, "American orders are still present in the corridors of the administration, especially in light of the movements of the American envoy, Tom Barak," and warned that handling security files according to the American vision will only lead to another storm. Al-Zaidi called for the adoption of an Iraqi approach reminiscent of the wars and terrorism left behind by American and Israeli interventions, which led to the rise of ISIS.

A leader of one of the Iraqi factions, in a conversation with al-Akhbar, believes that the focus on Juraf al-Sahar "is not arbitrary, but there is a plan behind it that goes beyond the issue of oil smuggling", given the fact that "pressures aimed at pushing the factions into surrender and handing over their weapons as long as their military threats do not achieve their goals are foreign". He added, "American orders are still present in the corridors of the administration, especially in light of the movements of the American envoy, Tom Barak," and warned that handling security files according to the American vision will only lead to another storm. Al-Zaidi called for the adoption of an Iraqi approach reminiscent of the wars and terrorism left behind by American and Israeli interventions, which led to the rise of ISIS.