The Militia Digest

Ali al-Asadi (Nujaba — political council head) said Friday that Nujaba would not give up what it calls resistance weapons. After meetings with senior Coordination Framework leaders, he also backed preserving the PMF as a national institution. He reiterated that Nujaba would remain outside formal politics. Security Media Cell head Lt. Gen. Saad Maan said the government had moved from whether factions could be disarmed to how, while retaining “all options”. The refusal followed Akram al-Kaabi’s (Nujaba — secretary-general) September 2 threat that U.S. Soldiers remaining after September 30 would not return safely. Al-Kornet al-Kata'ibi (KSS — affiliated) meanwhile called three men given 15-year sentences for a K1 rocket attack “mujahideen”. The court document it posted said they were convicted of firing Katyusha rockets on March 13 near an Iraqi counterterrorism battalion and a French coalition team.

Salem al-Absawi (Sadiqoun MP) told Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official) that parliament could escalate against PMF chairman Faleh al-Fayyad and ultimately remove him. He blamed Fayyad for ignoring notice and missing parliament, and said families of people he said were killed in the purported Saudi-American bombardment discussed on August 29 could go to court. Parliament has not adopted that position, and no dismissal proceeding was announced. The previous evening, political researcher Mohammed al-Fandi accused Fayyad of boycotting parliament and obstructing the PMF law. Political affairs commentator Anwar al-Anzi accused him of failing to report attacks on the PMF, while a martyr’s father held him responsible for martyrs’ blood. Political analyst Ali Nasser separately said the judiciary could examine the matter and that the prime minister could replace Fayyad if failure were established. The pressure carried by Al-Ahad has advanced from a proposed summons on August 29 to an MP’s public removal warning. Fayyad and the PMF leadership have not answered.

Baa Platform (Badr Organization — official social media) said an armed attack at 2 a.m. On September 3 against a PMF Brigade 16 position at Tun Kopru, Kirkuk, killed Ali Bahjat Hamid and wounded several fighters. The PMF had earlier named Junaid Ismat Bahjat as one wounded fighter. Al-Ghadeer TV (Badr Organization — official) and Al-Kornet al-Kata'ibi (KSS — affiliated) carried Hamid’s funeral. Sabereen News (KH — affiliated) and Unit 10,000 (KH — affiliated) called him “wrongfully killed,” while Al-Nujaba TV (Nujaba — official) and iNEWS (KSS — affiliated) reported the funeral without that wording. iNEWS separately reported a broad pursuit operation north of Kirkuk, but gave no participating force or outcome. Press reports also described an Iraqi-force operation after a deadly PMF checkpoint attack, but did not tie it to Tun Kopru.

Sabereen News said a “Saudi enemy” vessel had been targeted in the Red Sea. Al-Ittijah TV (KH — official) and Al-Nujaba TV carried the item as “reports,” while Unit 10,000 labelled it initial. The posts did not identify the vessel or precise location. A day earlier, Sabereen, Al-Kornet and Al-Ahad circulated reports of missiles launched toward the Strait of Hormuz. Sabereen and Al-Ahad said the missiles were directed toward “non-compliant ships,” while Al-Kornet referred only to the strait. Sabereen separately said Haydariya rockets hit Saudi-aligned forces in Mokha.