Al-Qabbanji describes sovereignty day as a great achievement and urges completing independence files

The Friday preacher in Najaf Al-Ashraf, Sadr Al-Din Al-Qabbanji, affirmed that setting the withdrawal date for international coalition forces to be Iraqi Sovereignty Day represents an essential step toward achieving complete independence, stressing the necessity of completing the remaining aspects of the country's sovereignty. During his sermon, he congratulated the Iraqi people and armed forces on this achievement realized after long years of struggle across various levels. He explained that this step should be followed by a move to bring Iraqi oil revenues under direct state administration and receive their proceeds without intermediaries, expressing his view that the country still faces aspects of incomplete sovereignty. In another context, he touched upon sports affairs, discussing the national team's match result against its Saudi counterpart and demanding ministerial authorities to intensify care for athletes and rely on competencies away from personal considerations. Regionally, the issue of the flight ban on the Iranian side raised his questions, calling for reconsidering the decision given the relations linking the two countries. Locally, he stated that completing the cabinet formation still requires filling vacancies in security portfolios, considering this contradictory to the declared concept of independence, and concluding by emphasizing that the sovereignty project is a major achievement requiring the completion of all its details.