Between 17:57 and 18:14 on 20 August 2026, Al-Ahad TV, AAH's official owned media, published six consecutive items attacking PMF chairman Falih al-Fayyad over his non-appearance before a parliamentary investigative committee. Political analyst Ahmed al-A'araji said the non-response was evasion, that Fayyad should step aside if he cannot protect the PMF and its fighters, that legal consequences could be arranged, and that his conduct amounts to rebellion against the legislative authority; commentators Khalid Abu Iraq and al-Zubaidi added that his absence raises suspicion, that his silence may establish accusations of negligence over attacks on Iraq, that "nothing remains" of the PMF, and that he allies with each prime minister before elections to keep his post. Each item carries AAH's standard "right of reply guaranteed" tag. No other tracked channel in the window mentioned the committee or Fayyad's absence.
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media20 Aug, 20:57
“"If Fayyad is not able to protect the PMF and its fighters, let him step aside from his post... a legal consequence could be arranged against Fayyad... Fayyad's failure to respond to the parliamentary investigative committee's invitation constitutes rebellion against the legislative authority."”
إن لم يكن الفياض قادرا على حماية هيئة الحشد ومقاتليها فليتنحَ عن منصبه جانبا... من الممكن ترتيب أثر قانوني بحق الفياض... عدم استجابة الفياض لدعوة لجنة التحقيق النيابية يعد تمردا على السلطة التشريعية
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media20 Aug, 20:58
“"Al-Zubaidi: the reasons for Fayyad's non-attendance at parliament despite being invited twice must be clarified."”
الزبيدي: يجب توضيح أسباب "عدم حضور" الفياض إلى البرلمان رغم دعوته مرتين
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media20 Aug, 21:00
“"'Fayyad is accused of negligence regarding the targeting of Iraq'... al-Zubaidi: his silence may 'establish' the accusations against him."”
"الفياض متهم بالتقصير بشأن استهداف العراق".. الزبيدي: سكوته قد "يثبت" الاتهامات بحقه
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media20 Aug, 21:02
“"Khalid Abu Iraq comments on Fayyad's non-attendance before the fact-finding committee despite being summoned twice: his absence raises suspicion."”
خالد أبو عراق يعلق على "عدم" حضور الفياض أمام لجنة تقصي الحقائق رغم تجدد دعوته مرتين: غيابه "يثير" الريبة
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media20 Aug, 21:03
“"Abu Iraq: Fayyad 'allies' with every prime minister before the elections to guarantee 'his continuation' in the post."”
أبو عراق: الفياض "يتحالف" مع كل رئيس حكومة قبل الانتخابات لضمان "بقائه" في المنصب
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media20 Aug, 21:05
“"Abu Iraq 'criticizes' Falih al-Fayyad's performance: 'nothing remains' of the PMF, and its members are wronged and their rights absent."”
أبو عراق "ينتقد" أداء فالح الفياض: هيئة الحشد "ما باقي بيها شي" ومنتسبوها مظلومون وحقوقهم غائبة
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media20 Aug, 21:14
“"Political analyst Ahmed al-A'araji to Al-Ahad: PMF chairman Falih al-Fayyad's failure to respond to the parliamentary investigative committee's invitation is in itself an evasion of responsibility."”
المحلل السياسي أحمد الأعرجي لـ"العهد": عدم استجابة رئيس هيئة الحشد فالح الفياض لدعوة لجنة التحقيق النيابية تهرب عن المسؤولية بحد ذاتها
The PMF chairman is being publicly worked over on one faction's television in the same window his own two-week law timetable is being relayed by others, which puts a contested leadership question directly alongside the legislation that would fix the force's structure.