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Story updateNew20 Sept, 18:31 BAGHDAD

Faction outlets split over Erbil blast cause

THE FILE2 SIGNALS · OPENED 20 Sept
  1. 20 Sept, 17:41Drone reported targeting Erbil airport area – KSS-aligned Al-Kornet al-Kata'ibi
  2. 20 Sept, 19:39Faction outlets split over Erbil blast cause
WHAT HAPPENED

On 20 September, Al-Ittijah TV (KH — official), Al-Nujaba TV (Nujaba — official), Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official) and iNEWS (KSS — affiliated) described explosions, drone bombardment or an explosive drone near Erbil airport and a U.S. base. Kurdistan24 subsequently cited a security source saying explosive remnants were detonated near the Zeravani Peshmerga headquarters, while Al-Kornet al-Kata'ibi (KSS — affiliated), Al-Ghadeer TV (Badr Organization — official), Unit 10,000 (KH — affiliated) and The New Region carried Kurdish counterterrorism explanations involving military training and security activity.

WHO CARRIED IT · EVERY MESSAGE, LINKED
  1. Al-Ittijah TVKH — official20 Sept, 17:23

    “Another explosion was heard near the U.S. occupation base in Erbil.”

    سماع دوي انفجار آخر قرب قاعد الاحتلال الأميركي في أربيل

  2. Al-Nujaba TVNujaba — official20 Sept, 17:22

    “Erbil — bombardment by a drone aircraft.”

    اربيل - قصف بطيران مسير

  3. Al-Ahad TVAAH — official20 Sept, 17:28

    “A drone targets the vicinity of Erbil Airport.”

    طائرة مسيرة تستهدف محيط مطار أربيل

  4. iNEWSKSS — affiliated20 Sept, 17:29

    “Columns of smoke rose after an explosive drone detonated near Erbil International Airport.”

    تصاعد أعمدة الدخان إثر انفجار طائرة مسيّرة مفخخة قرب مطار أربيل الدولي

  5. Kurdistan2420 Sept, 17:34

    “The explosion was caused by the detonation of explosive remnants and was not an attack.”

    الانفجار ناتج عن تفجير مخلفات متفجرة وليس هجوماً

  6. Al-Kornet al-Kata'ibiKSS — affiliated20 Sept, 17:56

    “The two Erbil explosions resulted from military training and security activity.”

    انفجارا أربيل ناجمان عن تدريبات عسكرية ونشاط أمني

  7. Al-Ghadeer TVBadr Organization — official20 Sept, 18:30

    “The two Erbil explosions resulted from military training and security activity.”

    انفجارا أربيل ناجمان عن تدريبات عسكرية ونشاط أمني

  8. The New Region20 Sept, 18:30

    “Erbil blasts were caused by military training and pose no danger, according to Kurdish counterterrorism.”

    Erbil blasts caused by military training, pose no danger: Kurdish counterterrorism

In posting order. Translated by the desk, published as evidence — not endorsement. A channel name opens the message where it was posted.
WHY IT MATTERS

The split leaves the same Erbil incident framed either as hostile drone action near strategically significant sites or as controlled security activity. KSS-linked carriage of both accounts distinguishes it from AAH and Nujaba outlets that carried the drone framing without a cited revision here.