The Militia Desk
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ATTACKS CLAIMED · THE RECORD
0SINCE 31 AUG
no Iraqi faction claim verified · 21 days counted
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MILITIA · THREAT TEMPONO READINGnot measured today
2026-09-20
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0 threats · 0 calls to escalate
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FOCUS WATCH · WHAT THE NETWORK SURGES ON6SUBJECTS SURGING
Sana'a11/33
5 factions
Mecca11/33
4 factions
Pakistan11/33
4 factions
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THE ALIGNMENT BOARD · VS THE IRGC LINE · WITH DRIFT
| Actor | Posture | Iran vector | Cohesion | Drift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAH | · | echoing | · | holding |
| Al-Awfiya Movement | independent | · | · | holding |
| Anonymous Iraqi faction commanders | · | diverging | · | holding |
| Ansar Allah al-Awfiya | · | echoing | · | holding |
| Ashab al-Kahf | localizing | echoing | · | independent → echoing |
| Awafiya Movement | · | · | independent | holding |
| Harakat al-Jihad wal-Bina | · | localizing | · | echoing → independent → localizing |
| Islamic Resistance in Iraq | · | diverging | · | holding |
echoing carries Tehran’s line as-islocalizing takes the theme, bends it to an Iraqi agendadiverging departs from the lineindependent runs its own linesilent said nothing while peers spoke
DRIFT reads the weekly photographs — 3 weeks recorded; a trail shows only where an actor actually moved
SUNDAY, 20 SEPTEMBER 202610 SIGNALS
Badr-aligned Watan TV carries college misconduct allegationsWatan TV (Badr Organization — affiliated) carries four employee allegations concerning Open Educational College procurement, administration and appointments01:35 · filed 20 Sept1 channel · 1 networkBadr Organization · Watan TVMuhannad al-Atabi named in 2023 accountability document – Badr Organization-aligned Watan TVWatan TV (Badr Organization — affiliated) republishes a 2023 accountability document concerning then-Muthanna governor Muhannad al-Atabi01:31 · filed 20 Sept1 channel · 1 networkBadr Organization · Watan TVBadr-aligned Watan TV carries school-charge complaintsWatan TV (Badr Organization — affiliated) carries parent complaints over supply charges at Al-I’tizaz Government School01:30 · filed 20 Sept1 channel · 1 networkBadr Organization · Watan TVAmiri backs dialogue on extra-state weaponsBadr Organization secretary-general Hadi al-Amiri and meeting participant Ammar al-Hakim endorse dialogue to resolve weapons outside state control01:22 · filed 20 Sept2 channels · 1 networkHadi al-Amiri · Badr OrganizationPolitical analyst Haitham al-Sabti urges parliament to remove Fayyadh – AAH-owned Al-Ahad TVPolitical analyst Haitham al-Sabti, speaking on Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official), calls for parliament to question and remove PMF chairman Faleh al-Fayyad02:161 channel · 1 networkAAH · Haitham al-SabtiAnsar Allah al-Awfiya mourns engineering-company member al-AkailiAnsar Allah al-Awfiya mourns 19th Brigade military engineering-company member Ali Adel Jasim al-Akaili.01:071 channel · 1 networkAnsar Allah al-Awfiya · Ali Adel Jasim al-AkailiMP Doberndani links weapons and dollar sanctionsSecurity and Defence Committee member Sherwan Doberndani links dollar smuggling and faction weapons to possible US sanctions22:53 · filed 20 Sept2 channels · 1 networkIraqi Parliament Security and Defence Committee member Sherwan Doberndani · Iraqi armed factionsIndependent politician Hussein al-Shalakh urges legal faction regulationAAH-owned Al-Ahad TV carries independent politician Hussein al-Shalakh’s call to regulate factions by law23:511 channel · 1 networkHussein al-Shalakh · AAHMP Abdullah al-Khaykani blames US-held funds and layoffs for financial crisis – KH-aligned Sabereen NewsKH-affiliated channels repeat MP Abdullah al-Khaykani’s allegation that US-held funds and layoffs caused Iraq’s financial crisis00:062 channels · 1 networkKH · Abdullah al-KhaykaniMP Hiyam al-Yasri defends national 5G exclusivityBadr Organization-affiliated Watan TV carries MP Hiyam al-Yasri’s warning against ending national 5G exclusivity00:091 channel · 1 networkBadr Organization · Hiyam al-YasriSATURDAY, 19 SEPTEMBER 202632 SIGNALS
Assessed: Shabab al-Islam (Ashab al-Kahf — owned/non-official) relays MP Abdullah al-Khaykani’s US sanctions warning20:49 · filed 19 Sept1 channel · 1 networkAbdullah al-Khaykani · Ashab al-KahfCommunist Party secretary Fahmi calls faction disarmament a dutyIraqi Communist Party secretary Raed Fahmi calls faction disarmament an urgent national duty19:52 · filed 19 Sept1 channel · 1 networkRaed Fahmi · Iraqi Communist PartyResearcher al-Nayil and Ufuq head al-Atwani split over Saudi targeting statement – KSS-aligned iNEWSKSS-affiliated iNEWS platforms opposing guest lines on statements about targeting Saudi Arabia22:122 channels · 2 networksKSS · Abdul Qadir al-NayilReports differ on Prime Minister al-Zaidi’s Trump weapons pitchReports differ between new weapons commitments and a sanctions-delay appeal in Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s planned Trump engagement18:21 · filed 19 Sept3 channels · 1 networkPrime Minister Ali al-Zaidi · President Donald TrumpFaction channels amplify Riyadh and Yanbu strike claimsKH, KSS, Nujaba and AAH outlets amplify Yemeni armed forces claims against Riyadh and Yanbu20:136 channels · 4 networksKH · KSSBaghdad seeks PMF missile handover – AAH-owned Al-Ahad TVAl-Ahad TV relays an Associated Press report that Baghdad wants missiles delivered to PMF central leadership19:26 · filed 19 Sept1 channel · 1 networkAAH · Iraqi governmentPrime Minister Ali Falih al-Zaidi to raise faction weapons with Trump – Shafaq NewsReports place Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zaidi’s faction-weapons commitments in a New York meeting with Trump18:15 · filed 19 Sept3 channels · 1 networkPrime Minister Ali Falih al-Zaidi · President Donald TrumpIran forced US forces out of the region – AAH-owned Al-Ahad TVAl-Ahad TV credits Iran with expelling US forces and disabling regional bases19:29 · filed 19 Sept1 channel · 1 networkAAH · IranCommander-in-chief spokesman Sabah al-Numan says armed-action justification ends 30 SeptemberCommander-in-chief spokesman Sabah al-Numan ties armed-action legitimacy to 30 September despite Qasim al-Araji’s no-deadline line17:033 channels · 1 networkSabah al-Numan · Qasim al-ArajiIraqi government acknowledges Maysan origin of Saudi pipeline drones – Al-MonitorBaghdad acknowledges a Maysan launch origin while press attribution points to PMF militias17:212 channels · 1 networkIraqi government · PMF militiasKH and Badr carry Ansar Allah official’s Saudi messageKH and Badr Organization outlets converge on Ansar Allah political bureau member Hazam al-Asad’s “what comes next is greater” message toward Saudi Arabia16:39 · filed 19 Sept2 channels · 2 networksKH · Badr OrganizationMP Alia Nassif reportedly arrested – Badr-aligned Watan TVWatan TV circulates an unverified report that MP Alia Nassif was arrested on corruption charges15:23 · filed 19 Sept1 channel · 1 networkBadr Organization · Watan TVSecurity adviser Qasim al-Araji sets no deadline for weapons controlAl-Araji rejects a weapons-control deadline as al-Zaidi reportedly seeks a US sanctions delay14:18 · filed 19 Sept2 channels · 1 networkQasim al-Araji · Prime Minister Ali al-ZaidiKH-aligned Unit 10,000 asks what is being done about dollar riseKH and KSS channels differ in framing the Central Bank’s exchange-rate explanation16:172 channels · 2 networksKH · KSSSecurity Media Cell head Lieutenant General Saad Ma’an says weapons-regulation project continues – AAH-owned Al-Ahad TVAl-Ahad TV (AAH — official) adds an investment rationale to Saad Ma’an’s continuing weapons-regulation line14:531 channel · 1 networkAAH · Lieutenant General Saad Ma’anAAH-owned Al-Ahad TV casts Saudi Arabia as vulnerableAl-Ahad TV (AAH — official) pairs Saudi vulnerability with an escalation-for-talks account14:30 · filed 19 Sept1 channel · 1 networkAAH · political researcher Abdul Karim al-AnsiGovernment spokesman Haider al-Aboudi calls coalition exit a sovereignty milestone – Express TribuneGovernment spokesman Haider al-Aboudi calls the coalition mission’s end a sovereignty milestone followed by bilateral relations11:15 · filed 19 Sept1 channel · 1 networkGovernment spokesman Haider al-Aboudi · Iraqi governmentPM security adviser Qasim al-Araji denies fixed weapons-control deadline – Kurdistan24Security adviser Qasim al-Araji denies a fixed weapons-control deadline as Shafaq News reports Baghdad seeking more time from Washington13:303 channels · 1 networkQasim al-Araji · Prime Minister Ali Falih al-ZaidiExchange rate nears IQD 160,000 for fourth day – KSS-aligned iNEWSKSS-affiliated iNEWS says the exchange rate approached IQD 160,000 per US$100 for a fourth day12:451 channel · 1 networkKSS · iNEWSKH-aligned Unit 10,000 raises blockade concern over exchange rateKH-affiliated Unit 10,000 raises a possible blockade explanation for a reported exchange-rate breach12:031 channel · 1 networkKHReports diverge on PMF law’s transmission to parliamentReports diverge over whether the amended PMF Law remains stalled or has been transmitted to parliament09:59 · filed 19 Sept3 channels · 1 networkPMF · Iraqi Council of RepresentativesGovernment spokesman Haider al-Aboudi frames coalition exit as sovereignty milestoneGovernment spokesman Haider al-Aboudi frames the coalition mission’s end as a sovereignty milestone and transition to bilateral partnerships11:122 channels · 1 networkIraqi government · Haider al-AboudiPMF law is heading to parliament – Ashab al-Kahf-linked Shabab al-IslamShabab al-Islam reports that the PMF law is heading to parliament without confirmation of formal submission09:591 channel · 1 networkAshab al-Kahf · PMFIranian missiles wrecked US base in Kuwait, Nujaba-owned Al-Nujaba TV claimsAl-Nujaba TV carries an unverified claim of Iranian missile damage at a US base in Kuwait08:41 · filed 19 Sept1 channel · 1 networkNujaba · IranAshab al-Kahf-linked Shabab al-Islam relays Iran’s regional-expulsion narrativeShabab al-Islam relays a Telegraph framing that Iran can drive Washington from the region09:31 · filed 19 Sept1 channel · 1 networkAshab al-Kahf · IranFrench president Macron urges diplomacy over closed Hormuz – KH-aligned Sabereen NewsSabereen News mocks Trump while relaying Macron’s call for diplomacy over Hormuz10:181 channel · 1 networkKH · FranceSevere fuel queues hit Baghdad's Sadr City – KH-aligned Sabereen NewsSabereen News reports severe fuel queues in Baghdad’s Sadr City without assigning responsibility07:43 · filed 19 Sept1 channel · 1 networkKHKH and KSS media amplify Saudi oil escalation claimKH- and KSS-linked channels converge on Hazam al-Asad’s Saudi oil escalation claim02:13 · filed 19 Sept3 channels · 2 networksKH · KSSPolitical analyst Hussein al-Ibrahimi backs state weapons controlPolitical analyst Hussein al-Ibrahimi, speaking on AAH-owned Al-Ahad TV, backs state weapons control and links faction handover to foreign-force departure01:281 channel · 1 networkAAH · Hussein al-Ibrahimi30 September declared Iraq's foreign-force-free Sovereignty Day – AAH-owned Al-Ahad TVAl-Ahad TV declares 30 September a foreign-force-free sovereignty date01:22 · filed 19 Sept1 channel · 1 networkAAH · Al-Ahad TVKH-aligned Sabereen News says “don’t sleep” over Basra droneSabereen News (KH — affiliated) tells readers “don’t sleep” after Basra drone report; Al-Ghadeer TV (Badr Organization — official) omits the phrase00:532 channels · 2 networksKH · Badr OrganizationResearcher Safwan Qusay blames international financial pressure for rising dollar – KSS-aligned iNEWSKSS-affiliated iNEWS publishes claims linking dollar pressure, oil employment and unmet Iraqi-labor requirements23:491 channel · 1 networkKSS · iNEWSFRIDAY, 18 SEPTEMBER 202641 SIGNALS
AAH-run Al-Ahad TV declares 30 September Iraq without foreign troopsAl-Ahad TV specifies 30 September as the end of foreign military presence in Iraq22:46 · filed 18 Sept2 channels · 1 networkAAH · Al-Ahad TVSecurity adviser al-Araji denies weapons-control deadlineSecurity adviser Qasim al-Araji denies any deadline for the weapons-control committee while retaining enforcement after completion21:00 · filed 18 Sept2 channels · 1 networkQasim al-Araji · Iraqi governmentAnsar Allah al-Awfiya commemorates Syria fighter killed in 2013Ansar Allah al-Awfiya commemorates Ali Hussein Jabr al-Maliki as a Syria martyr killed in 201323:081 channel · 1 networkAnsar Allah al-Awfiya · Ali Hussein Jabr al-MalikiSecurity adviser Qasim al-Araji denies deadline for weapons-control committeeSecurity adviser Qasim al-Araji denied a deadline while preserving post-committee enforcement against illegal weapons19:47 · filed 18 Sept4 channels · 3 networksQasim al-Araji · Iraqi governmentShuwailat tribe registers more than 2,500 weapons – Kurdistan24Kurdistan24 reported that the Shuwailat tribe presented more than 2,500 weapons for state registration20:25 · filed 18 Sept1 channel · 1 networkShuwailat tribe · Iraqi security authoritiesDollar at 160,000 amid price rises – KSS-aligned iNEWSKSS-affiliated iNEWS reported a 160,000 dollar rate alongside rising prices and declining markets22:141 channel · 1 networkKSS · iNEWSAshab al-Kahf-linked Shabab al-Islam posts armed convoy footageShabab al-Islam (Ashab al-Kahf — owned/non-official) publishes footage of masked armed men boarding armored SUVs21:431 channel · 1 networkAshab al-Kahf · Shabab al-IslamSix channels amplify Hizam al-Asad’s retaliation lineSix Iraqi faction channels amplify Ansar Allah political bureau member Hizam al-Asad’s retaliation line against Saudi Arabia21:436 channels · 4 networksKH · Badr OrganizationSecurity adviser Qasim al-Araji says weapons-control committee has no deadline – Shafaq NewsAAH-owned Al-Ahad separates the 30 September coalition exit from an open-ended weapons-control process21:202 channels · 1 networkAAH · Al-Ahad TVAl-Ahad platforms compatible weapons-control formulationsAl-Ahad TV platforms compatible state-control and resistance-preservation formulations on faction weapons20:511 channel · 1 networkAAH · Iraqi governmentSalah al-Din bridge works remain stalled – KSS-aligned iNEWSKSS-affiliated iNEWS alleges two Salah al-Din bridge projects remain stalled after IQD 13 billion in spending20:27 · filed 18 Sept1 channel · 1 networkKSS · Salah al-Din provincial authoritiesSecurity adviser al-Araji rejects a weapons-control deadlineSecurity adviser Qasim al-Araji rejects a weapons-control deadline while retaining post-process terrorist treatment for illegal arms holders21:002 channels · 1 networkQasim al-Araji, security adviser to Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi · Iraqi governmentPMF announces arrests in Kirkuk and AnbarThe PMF announces judicially authorized arrests in Kirkuk and Anbar on separate ISIS-link and Baath-promotion allegations21:053 channels · 1 networkPMF · Badr OrganizationBadr commemorates Ahmad Issa Ali as a martyrBadr’s Baa Platform commemorates Ahmad Issa Ali as a martyr and publishes his testament19:391 channel · 1 networkBadr Organization · Ahmad Issa AliPMF sweeps Tarmiyah, Badr-aligned Watan TV reportsWatan TV reports that the PMF conducted a rapid security sweep in Tarmiyah19:32 · filed 18 Sept1 channel · 1 networkPMF · Badr OrganizationPrime minister's security adviser Qasim al-Araji denies weapons-control deadlinePrime minister’s security adviser Qasim al-Araji denies a fixed completion deadline for the weapons-control committee.18:503 channels · 1 networkQasim al-Araji · Prime Minister Ali al-ZaidiSix faction channels amplify Yemeni escalation wordingSix faction channels amplify different portions of a Yemeni march statement against Saudi Arabia16:39 · filed 18 Sept6 channels · 4 networksKH · Badr OrganizationSecurity adviser Qasim al-Araji rejects deadline reportsPrime Minister’s security adviser Qasim al-Araji denies a weapons-committee deadline while retaining legal action against illegal arms holders17:404 channels · 2 networksQasim al-Araji · Prime Minister Ali al-ZaidiAl-Araji denies a weapons-committee deadlineQasim al-Araji denies a fixed timetable for the weapons-confinement committee as reports diverge over 30 September17:123 channels · 1 networkQasim al-Araji · Iraqi governmentMustafa Sami Musa released after Sistani office request – KSS-aligned iNEWSKH- and KSS-affiliated outlets report Mustafa Sami Musa’s release after Sistani office request16:502 channels · 2 networksGrand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani’s office · Mustafa Sami MusaPMF Brigade 12 swept Tarmiyah, faction channels reportNujaba, Badr Organization and KH media converge on a PMF Tarmiyah sweep, while Al-Nujaba TV names Brigade 1215:29 · filed 18 Sept3 channels · 3 networksPMF · NujabaKH and Badr media amplify Mecca denialKH and Badr Organization media amplify Yemeni rejection of Saudi allegations concerning Mecca15:553 channels · 2 networksKH · Badr OrganizationAAH-owned Al-Ahad platforms competing weapons-control linesAAH-owned Al-Ahad TV platforms competing positions on linking 30 September weapons control to the U.S. withdrawal14:083 channels · 1 networkAAH · Abbas al-AqabiKH and KSS media amplify Sistani release appealKH- and KSS-linked media align in relaying Ali al-Sistani’s reported appeal to release the man who burned his image14:023 channels · 2 networksKH · KSSMuqtada al-Sadr says he will not remain passive – Badr Organization-aligned Watan TVWatan TV relays Muqtada al-Sadr’s conditional statement against Najaf authorities tolerating violations13:191 channel · 1 networkMuqtada al-Sadr · Najaf local governmentAmiri praises Badr’s provincial Shura electionsHadi al-Amiri presents Badr’s provincial Shura elections as a nationwide, self-reliant organizational achievement12:24 · filed 18 Sept1 channel · 1 networkHadi al-Amiri · Badr OrganizationReports split over 30 September weapons deadlineReports diverge over whether 30 September ends or begins the factional-weapons process11:12 · filed 18 Sept4 channels · 1 networkIraqi government · United StatesIraqi government's 30 September weapons deadline contested in reportsReports diverge between a 30 September weapons deadline and gradual implementation beginning in October09:05 · filed 18 Sept4 channels · 1 networkIraqi government · Prime Minister Ali al-ZaydiBadr- and Nujaba-linked outlets stress different parts of Tehran mobilizationBadr- and Nujaba-linked outlets emphasize different elements of Tehran’s “Fedayeen Iran” mobilization11:143 channels · 2 networksBadr Organization · NujabaFive factions reject weapons surrender, Al-Araby reportsPress reports align five factions against weapons surrender but diverge on the government’s 30 September timetable08:595 channels · 1 networkIraqi government · Prime Minister Ali al-ZaidiKurdistan Region's budget share demand faces financial crisis – Harakat al-Jihad wal-Bina-owned Al-Janoub TVAl-Janoub TV (Harakat al-Jihad wal-Bina — official) frames Kurdistan’s budget request as confronting financial crisis and government incapacity06:061 channel · 1 networkHarakat al-Jihad wal-Bina · Al-Janoub TVSana'a foiled Riyadh's exploitation of religious sanctities – Harakat al-Jihad wal-Bina-owned Al-Janoub TVAl-Janoub TV (Harakat al-Jihad wal-Bina — official) says Sana’a foiled Riyadh’s attempt to exploit religious sanctities amid battlefield failure05:05 · filed 18 Sept1 channel · 1 networkHarakat al-Jihad wal-Bina · Al-Janoub TVBasra martyrs' families demand Al-Khaldoun housing resolution – Harakat al-Jihad wal-Bina-owned Al-Janoub TVAl-Janoub TV (Harakat al-Jihad wal-Bina — official) carries Basra martyrs’ families’ demand to resolve the Al-Khaldoun housing file after 16 years04:04 · filed 18 Sept1 channel · 1 networkHarakat al-Jihad wal-Bina · Al-Janoub TVKataib Sayyid al-Shuhada denies handing over weapons as deadline reports divergeAl-Araby al-Jadeed and Alhurra diverge over the 30 September weapons deadline as Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada denies beginning transfers04:00 · filed 18 Sept3 channels · 1 networkKataib Hezbollah · Harakat al-NujabaCenter heads dispute an Iraq-launched Saudi attackAl-Ahad TV platforms conflicting accounts of whether an attack on Saudi Arabia originated in Iraq01:56 · filed 18 Sept1 channel · 1 networkAAH · Haidar al-BarzanjiBasra martyrs’ families demand completed housingAl-Janoub TV (Harakat al-Jihad wal-Bina — official) carries Basra martyrs’ families’ housing and inheritance grievances01:01 · filed 18 Sept1 channel · 1 networkHarakat al-Jihad wal-Bina · Basra martyrs’ familiesGuest Abbas al-Zaidi urges Iraq to court Russia and China – Harakat al-Jihad wal-Bina-owned Al-Janoub TVAl-Janoub TV (Harakat al-Jihad wal-Bina — official) carries Abbas al-Zaidi’s call to broaden Iraq’s foreign engagement23:33 · filed 18 Sept1 channel · 1 networkHarakat al-Jihad wal-Bina · Abbas al-ZaidiBasra martyrs’ families demand housing completionAl-Janoub TV amplifies Basra martyrs’ families’ housing and inheritance grievances01:01 · filed 18 Sept1 channel · 1 networkHarakat al-Jihad wal-Bina · Basra martyrs’ familiesUfuq Center head al-Atwani gives conflicting Saudi tollsUfuq Center head Jumaa al-Atwani gives conflicting casualty figures for alleged Saudi aggression on PMF personnel01:231 channel · 1 networkAAH · Jumaa al-AtwaniAAH-owned Al-Ahad TV platforms state-first weapons controlAl-Ahad TV platforms state-first weapons control that diverges from Nujaba and Badr Organization formulas01:271 channel · 1 networkAAH · NujabaDrones head toward Sulaymaniyah targets – KH-aligned Sabereen NewsSabereen News reports drones heading toward Sulaymaniyah targets as faction outlets report explosions in Sulaymaniyah and Erbil01:435 channels · 4 networksKH · Badr Organization