Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official owned media) posted on the evening of 12 August that Zaydi, receiving the commander of US Central Command, affirmed that from 1 October Iraq would be free of foreign military presence and of weapons outside the framework of the state, illustrated with a composite graphic of troops boarding a transport aircraft and an official meeting. The statement is the Prime Minister's, relayed by AAH's channel; the accompanying image is a digital montage with no verifiable detail, so it supports nothing beyond the caption.
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media12 Aug, 20:30
“Zaydi affirms: 1 October will be free of foreign military presence and of weapons outside the framework of the state”
الزيدي يؤكد: 1 تشرين الأول سيكون خالياً من الوجود العسكري الأجنبي والسلاح خارج إطار الدولة
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media12 Aug, 20:30
“Zaydi, while receiving the commander of US Central Command: as of 1 October Iraq will be free of foreign military presence, weapons outside the framework of the state”
الزيدي خلال استقباله قائد القيادة المركزية الأمريكية: اعتباراً من 1 تشرين الأول العراق سيكون خالياً من الوجود العسكري الأجنبي السلاح خارج إطار الدولة
A dated benchmark of 1 October is now circulating on a faction's own platform, which gives peers and critics a fixed calendar reference to be measured against.