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New23 Aug, 02:49 BAGHDAD

Al-Ahad TV presses Fayyadh over unevacuated PMF headquarters

WHAT HAPPENED

Between 23:39 and 23:56 on 22 August, Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official) posted four items from its "Qabl al-Ghad" programme carrying MP Salem al-Abbasawi on the PMF Authority. The channel asked in its own editorial voice why PMF headquarters were not evacuated before the strike despite early warnings, then carried al-Abbasawi saying Falih al-Fayyadh's media justification was insufficient and that he could be referred to the courts and not merely dismissed, that his non-attendance at parliament breaches the law and undermines state institutions, and that the wounded have not received their entitlements since 2014. The rung is credible: this is AAH's own official channel publishing the remarks in text and on-screen graphics across four items, and nothing in the collected material contradicts them; the underlying allegations about the Authority's administration are not independently established here, and the evidence does not identify al-Abbasawi's faction.

WHO CARRIED IT · EVERY MESSAGE, LINKED
  1. Al-Ahad TVAAH — official23 Aug, 02:39

    Despite the early warnings — why were the PMF headquarters not evacuated before the strike?

    رغم التحذيرات المبكرة.. لماذا لم تُخلَ مقرات الحشد الشعبي قبل الاستهداف؟

  2. Al-Ahad TVAAH — official23 Aug, 02:40

    The wounded have not received their entitlements since 2014 — MP Salem al-Abbasawi diagnoses an administrative defect in the PMF Authority: members have been suffering for years.

    الجرحى لم ينالوا حقوقهم منذ 2014.. النائب سالم العبساوي يشخص خللا اداريا في هيئة الحشد: المنتسبون يعانون منذ سنوات

  3. Al-Ahad TVAAH — official23 Aug, 02:43

    MP Salem al-Abbasawi rejects Fayyadh's justification in the media: insufficient, and he may be referred to the courts and not merely dismissed.

    النائب سالم العبساوي يرفض تبرير الفياض في الإعلام: غير كاف وقد يحال الى المحاكم وليس إقالة فقط

  4. Al-Ahad TVAAH — official23 Aug, 02:49

    MP Salem al-Abbasawi criticises Fayyadh's evasion of attending parliament: a breach of the law that contributes to undermining state institutions.

    النائب سالم العبساوي ينتقد تنصل الفياض عن الحضور الى البرلمان: خرق للقانون ويساهم في تقويض المؤسسات الحكومية

In posting order. Translated by the desk, published as evidence — not endorsement.
WHY IT MATTERS

Pressure on the PMF Authority's chairman routed through the official media of one of its largest constituent factions is a fight over who administers the institution's money, warning systems and personnel files, not a policy debate.

THE MESSAGE IN FULL · THE DESK’S OWN COPY
View the original message (Arabic)النائب سالم العبساوي ينتقد تنصل الفياض عن الحضور الى البرلمان: خرق للقانون ويساهم في تقويض المؤسسات الحكومية #قبل_الغد bio.link/alahadtv
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