Between 22:02 and 22:43 on 9 August, Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official) aired a sequence of segments from its programmes "Qabl al-Ghad" and "Qabl al-Fajr" carrying Ahmed al-Khazali of the Sadiqoun bloc. He said Zaydi had told security leaders, Fayyadh included, of a targeting three hours beforehand; that the Foreign Ministry's reply to the "aggression" was weak and the minister would be hosted with severe questioning; that they had asked the government to send the PMF law to parliament; and that a hearing with the prime minister, the PMF authority chief and the security commanders would take place this week. The rung is credible: multiple posts on the group's own official channel carry the same speaker consistently, but the underlying strike and the alleged advance warning have no independent line in the collected material.
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official10 Aug, 01:02
“The session hosting the prime minister, the head of the PMF authority and the security commanders will be this week.”
جلسة استضافة رئيس الوزراء ورئيس هيئة الحشد والقادة الأمنيين ستكون الأسبوع الحالي
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official10 Aug, 01:22
“The Iraqi Foreign Ministry's response to the aggression is "weak"; we will host the minister and the questions will be severe.”
رد الخارجية العراقية على العدوان "ضعيف" وسنستضيف الوزير والاسئلة ستكون شديدة
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official10 Aug, 01:33
“We demanded the government send the PMF law to parliament.”
طالبنا الحكومة بارسال قانون الحشد الى البرلمان
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official10 Aug, 01:43
“Zaydi informed the security leaders, including Fayyadh, that there was targeting three hours beforehand.”
الزيدي ابلغ القادة الامنيين بما فيهم الفياض بوجود استهداف قبل 3 ساعات
An AAH lawmaker is placing the PMF authority chief inside the accountability frame rather than outside it, which puts a hearing on the state's own security leadership on the parliamentary calendar for this week.