https://iraqmonitor.com/brief/2026-08-21/morning Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-21T08:15:05.199Z The Briefing — Friday, 21 August 2026, morning edition https://iraqmonitor.com/brief/2026-08-20/evening Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-20T19:19:49.767Z The Briefing — Thursday, 20 August 2026, evening edition https://iraqmonitor.com/brief/2026-08-20/morning Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-20T08:20:22.695Z The Briefing — Thursday, 20 August 2026, morning edition https://iraqmonitor.com/brief/2026-08-19/evening Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-19T19:29:45.051Z The Briefing — Wednesday, 19 August 2026, evening edition https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/al-ahad-tv-aah-official-aired-two-segments-within-a-minute-a-20260821 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-21T14:10:37.698Z AAH channel builds legal case for trying Fayyad in absentia https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/al-ittijah-tv-kh-official-ran-a-report-alleging-governmental-20260821 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-21T13:26:16.516Z KH channel calls weapons control a double standard, airs "great danger" line https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/al-nujaba-tv-nujaba-official-posted-that-30-september-is-the-20260821 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-21T13:26:16.516Z Nujaba channel puts a date on ending US dominance: 30 September https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/al-ahad-tv-aah-official-aired-two-commentators-in-ten-minute-20260821 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-21T13:26:16.516Z AAH channel airs back-to-back attacks on PMF chief Fayyad https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/shabab-al-islam-ashab-al-kahf-owned-non-official-carried-sad-20260821 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-21T11:46:52.116Z Qabanji routes the disarmament file to the marjaiya, not foreign pressure https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/al-janoub-tv-harakat-al-jihad-wal-bina-official-reported-the-20260821 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-21T10:55:14.341Z Al-Janoub TV reports truck seizure at Zurbatiya crossing https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/the-new-region-reported-zaidi-as-saying-iraqi-political-forc-20260821 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-21T10:55:14.341Z Zaidi claims full political consensus on militia disarmament https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/on-al-ahad-tv-a-commentator-demanded-pmf-chairman-falih-al-f-20260821 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-21T09:12:28.973Z AAH channel presses Fayyadh over Hashd headquarters attack https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/aah-s-al-ahad-tv-and-badr-s-al-ghadeer-tv-both-carried-pm-al-20260821 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-21T09:12:28.973Z AAH and Badr channels carry PM's weapons-handover line unaltered https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/ten-channels-across-kh-badr-kss-nujaba-and-ashab-al-kahf-rel-20260821 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-21T09:12:28.973Z Five networks relay pension-fraud audit in near-identical wording https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/aah-s-al-ahad-tv-and-the-kss-aligned-inews-carried-the-jurf-20260821 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-21T08:09:30.074Z Two factions frame Jurf al-Nasr file differently within minutes https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/al-nujaba-tv-nujaba-official-reported-that-pmf-security-has-20260821 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-21T05:51:04.282Z Nujaba channel publicises PMF Security reinforcement around Samarra https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/al-janoub-tv-harakat-al-jihad-wal-bina-official-ran-a-live-b-20260821 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-21T03:19:14.486Z Al-Janoub TV puts Baghdad fuel queues and unpaid Basra contracts on air https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/al-janoub-tv-harakat-al-jihad-wal-bina-official-aired-two-ov-20260821 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-21T02:01:13.191Z Al-Janoub TV puts Baghdad fuel closures and blackouts on air https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/al-ghadeer-tv-badr-organization-official-reported-pmf-securi-20260821 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-20T23:47:42.310Z Badr channel reports PMF security reinforced on Samarra approaches https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/al-ahad-tv-aah-official-aired-a-figure-of-250-killed-and-600-20260821 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-20T23:47:42.310Z AAH channel airs 250-dead figure for Jarf al-Nasr forces https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/al-ahad-tv-aah-official-declared-the-pmf-law-nearing-approva-20260821 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-20T23:47:42.310Z AAH channel pushes PMF law while pressing to remove Fayyad https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/al-ahad-tv-aah-official-aired-a-jarf-al-nasr-package-pairing-20260821 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-20T23:47:42.310Z AAH channel builds Jarf al-Nasr case: al-Khanjar barred, returns blocked https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/al-ghadeer-tv-badr-organization-official-publicised-a-border-20260821 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-20T23:47:42.310Z Badr channel airs Umm Qasr seizure of cars on martyrs' exemption papers https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/al-ahad-tv-aah-official-and-watan-tv-badr-organization-affil-20260821 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-20T22:52:13.466Z AAH and Badr channels run same Jurf al-Nasr land line, different speakers https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/al-ahad-tv-aah-official-published-the-prime-minister-s-offic-20260821 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-20T21:50:31.477Z Al-Ahad TV publishes the signed order making Jubouri environment deputy https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/two-kh-affiliated-channels-and-one-kss-affiliated-channel-ca-20260821 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-20T21:50:31.477Z KH and KSS channels relay Babil's 5,000-warrant line within ten minutes https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/al-ahad-tv-aah-official-ran-three-consecutive-segments-with-20260821 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-20T21:50:31.477Z Al-Ahad TV runs agriculture minister on land, contracts and Nineveh farming ban https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/babil-governor-ali-turki-on-aah-s-al-ahad-tv-stated-arrest-w-20260820 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-20T20:56:48.896Z Babil governor bars Khanjar, claims 5,000 warrants over Jurf al-Nasr https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/badr-affiliated-watan-tv-reported-the-retirement-of-lt-gen-q-20260820 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-20T20:56:48.896Z Watan TV reports Lt. Gen. Qais al-Muhammadawi retired on age grounds https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/on-aah-s-al-ahad-tv-shams-party-political-office-head-abd-al-20260820 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-20T20:56:48.896Z AAH channel airs call to summon and replace PMF chief Fayyadh https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/al-ittijah-tv-kh-official-carried-two-tribal-voiced-items-on-20260820 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-20T19:56:53.930Z KH channel runs paired tribal warnings over Jurf al-Nasr https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/kss-affiliated-inews-ran-three-posts-in-four-minutes-carryin-20260820 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-20T19:56:53.930Z KSS-linked iNEWS bursts on Oil Ministry's missing gasoline reserve https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/aah-s-al-ahad-tv-ran-six-segments-in-seventeen-minutes-carry-20260820 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-20T19:14:45.494Z AAH's channel turns on the PMF chairman in a seventeen-minute run https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/al-ittijah-tv-kh-official-headlined-a-compilation-of-posts-o-20260820 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-20T19:14:45.494Z KH channel pushes back on calls to take the resistance's weapons https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/watan-tv-badr-affiliated-shabab-al-islam-ashab-al-kahf-owned-20260820 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-20T19:14:45.494Z Three networks relay Fayyad's two-week PMF law timetable, verbatim https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/assessed-sabereen-news-kh-affiliated-relayed-iran-s-statemen-20260820 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-20T17:55:40.188Z Assessed: Sabereen relays Tehran's Hormuz line, attaches Iraqi accountability warning https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/pmf-commission-chairman-falih-al-fayyad-said-the-commission-20260820 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-20T17:55:40.188Z Fayyad sets two-week PMF law timetable, claims arrest powers over own members https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/al-nujaba-tv-nujaba-official-posted-no-surrender-of-weapons-20260820 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-20T17:55:40.188Z Assessed: Nujaba channel posts return-as-before line, then relays Fayyad's state-weapons pledge https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/al-nujaba-tv-al-ghadeer-tv-inews-al-kornet-al-kata-ibi-and-s-20260820 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-20T17:04:32.893Z Five faction channels relay PMF law timetable, none adds a word https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/al-ittijah-tv-ran-a-report-saying-diyala-tribes-reject-exter-20260820 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-20T17:04:32.893Z KH channel puts Diyala tribes behind keeping resistance weapons https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/al-nujaba-tv-reported-baghdad-tribal-sheikhs-categorically-r-20260820 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-20T17:04:32.893Z Nujaba channel stages tribal front against Jurf al-Nasr handover https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/badr-aligned-watan-tv-carried-mp-abu-turab-al-tamimi-endorsi-20260820 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-20T16:04:23.741Z Badr and KH split over weapons and Jurf al-Nasr within minutes https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/al-ahad-tv-aah-official-aired-political-analyst-muhammad-sal-20260820 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-20T14:08:44.885Z AAH channel airs accountability case against PMF chief Fayyadh https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/unit-10-000-kh-affiliated-relayed-a-reported-us-announcement-20260820 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-20T13:22:25.499Z KH-linked channel greets reported US carrier arrival with "welcome to your hell" https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/mp-abu-turab-al-tamimi-quoted-on-watan-tv-badr-organization-20260820 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-20T13:22:25.499Z Badr-linked channel airs MP praising Amiri, rejecting US hegemony https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/inews-kss-affiliated-reported-baghdad-fuel-stations-closing-20260820 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-20T13:22:25.499Z KSS-linked iNEWS calls government fuel-crisis statements unrealistic https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/four-channels-tied-to-four-different-factions-relayed-in-nea-20260820 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-20T11:53:22.978Z Four faction channels carry Ghalibaf backing arms under commander-in-chief https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/al-ahad-tv-aah-official-aired-four-segments-in-forty-minutes-20260820 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-20T11:53:22.978Z AAH's channel turns on PMF chief Fayyad over parliament no-show https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/three-sadiqoun-linked-voices-on-al-ahad-tv-within-twenty-min-20260820 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-20T11:00:20.881Z AAH channel says PMF statement spoke only for Fayyadh https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/seven-tracked-networks-relayed-the-integrity-commission-s-si-20260820 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-20T10:05:20.641Z Seven militia networks relay Nimrud-treasure conviction in identical wording https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/badr-and-kh-official-media-reported-a-basra-national-securit-20260820 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-20T10:05:20.641Z Badr and KH media push Basra forgery bust within a minute https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/kataib-hezbollah-s-al-ittijah-tv-carried-al-tamimi-saying-op-20260820 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-20T09:08:22.706Z KH channel accuses Kurdistan operations rooms of warring on the resistance https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/aah-s-al-ahad-tv-aired-a-legal-expert-saying-the-prime-minis-20260820 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-20T09:08:22.706Z Al-Ahad TV airs legal case for dismissing the PMF chief https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/al-ghadeer-tv-badr-organization-official-framed-a-baghdad-pu-20260820 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-20T08:11:48.818Z Al-Ghadeer casts Baghdad wage protest as employees' red lines https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/al-janoub-tv-harakat-al-jihad-wal-bina-official-and-al-nujab-20260820 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-20T08:11:48.818Z Two faction channels run the Education Ministry protest in one hour https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/al-ittijah-tv-kh-official-carried-a-speaker-it-identifies-as-20260820 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-20T08:11:48.818Z KH channel airs conditional line on state control of weapons https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/al-nujaba-tv-and-al-ghadeer-tv-published-an-identical-single-20260820 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-20T07:18:29.543Z Nujaba and Badr outlets report PMF reinforcing the Syrian border https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/six-outlets-across-kh-nujaba-badr-organization-and-kss-carri-20260820 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-20T07:18:29.543Z PMF special operations complete Samarra deployment; four factions' outlets carry it https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/sabereen-news-kh-affiliated-al-ghadeer-tv-badr-organization-20260820 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-20T05:51:28.606Z KH, Badr and Nujaba channels run identical Baghdad ministry deployment line https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/three-tracked-networks-sabereen-news-kh-affiliated-al-kornet-20260820 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-20T05:51:28.606Z KH- and KSS-linked channels push PMF border reinforcement in unison https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/mp-abu-turab-al-tamimi-carried-by-watan-tv-badr-organization-20260820 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-20T01:56:35.058Z Tamimi presses for hand-picked replacements after directors' arrests https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/sabereen-news-kh-affiliated-relayed-a-gulf-newspaper-report-20260820 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-19T23:47:36.839Z Sabereen mocks drone handover it says Americans watched https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/jumaa-al-atwani-on-al-ahad-tv-aah-official-said-forming-a-co-20260820 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-19T23:47:36.839Z Al-Ahad airs a 30 September date on the weapons inventory https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/al-nujaba-tv-aired-former-mp-hassan-fad-am-saying-there-is-a-20260820 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-19T23:18:35.554Z Nujaba channel alleges an "order" keeps Jurf al-Nasr a sectarian file https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/popular-mobilization-forces-media-director-muhannad-al-aqabi-20260820 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-19T23:18:35.554Z PMF media chief: force grows daily; no clashes after 30 September https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/ansar-allah-al-awfiya-s-ali-al-fatlawi-said-his-movement-wil-20260820 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-19T23:18:35.554Z Fatlawi and Mousawi set rival terms on handing over weapons https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/sadiqoun-bloc-deputy-head-ahmed-al-mousawi-told-al-ahad-tv-t-20260820 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-19T23:18:35.554Z Asaib Ahl al-Haq moves to unseat PMF chairman Falih al-Fayyad https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/ansar-allah-al-awfiya-leader-ali-al-fatlawi-said-jurf-al-nas-20260820 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-19T23:18:35.554Z Fatlawi: Jurf al-Nasr returns to "triangle of death" if Hashd leaves https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/sadiqoun-bloc-deputy-chairman-ahmad-al-mousawi-said-on-al-ah-20260819 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-19T19:24:08.404Z AAH bloc demands Fayyadh be replaced as PMF chairman https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/ahmad-al-mousawi-said-the-sadiqoun-bloc-agrees-with-90-perce-20260819 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-19T19:24:08.404Z AAH accepts state weapons control, rejects counter-terrorism law for factions https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/aah-kh-and-kss-affiliated-channels-ran-a-same-evening-campai-20260819 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-19T19:24:08.404Z Three networks turn Yaqoubi arrest into courts-and-street campaign https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/al-ittijah-tv-kh-official-carried-dhargham-al-karaawi-head-o-20260819 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-19T17:47:50.274Z KH office conditions any weapons talk on unnamed demands https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/al-nujaba-tv-and-noon-media-both-nujaba-official-published-c-20260819 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-19T17:47:50.274Z Nujaba channels rally crowds against intelligence official's arrest https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/badr-aligned-watan-tv-and-nujaba-s-own-al-nujaba-tv-both-car-20260819 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-19T17:02:52.126Z Watan TV and Al-Nujaba TV split framing of Musayyib suspension https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/sabereen-news-kh-affiliated-reframed-baghdad-s-58-billion-di-20260819 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-19T17:02:52.126Z Sabereen News turns Kurdistan farmer payment into southern grievance https://iraqmonitor.com/signals/watan-tv-badr-organization-affiliated-relayed-the-integrity-20260819 Iraq Monitor en 2026-08-19T17:02:52.126Z Watan TV relays Integrity Commission action on Babil property receipts