At 21:31 on 13 August Al-Janoub TV (Harakat al-Jihad wal-Bina — official) posted that the speeches of al-Khanjar and al-Janabi are sectarian and asked "what about Jurf al-Nasr?". At 21:39 Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official) carried Bahaa al-Araji, commenting on Adnan al-Janabi's remarks, recalling the Jurf al-Nasr battles — "we broke the head of the snake and the sedition" — and saying whoever denies its liberation and the role of the Popular Mobilization is not Iraqi. Both items are captions on their own channels; no republication cluster links them and neither cites the other.
- Al-Janoub TVHarakat al-Jihad wal-Bina — official14 Aug, 00:31
“Khanjar's and Janabi's speeches are sectarian… what about Jurf al-Nasr?”
خطابات الخنجر والجنابي طـ ـائفـ ـية .. ماذا عن جرف النصر؟
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official14 Aug, 00:39
“Bahaa al-Araji recalls the Jurf al-Nasr battles: we broke the head of the snake and the sedition… "whoever denies its liberation and the role of the Hashd is not Iraqi".”
بهاء الأعرجي يستذكر معارك جرف النصر: كسرنا رأس الأفعى والفتنة… "من ينكر تحريرها ودور الحشد ليس بعراقي"
Jurf al-Nasr is being used as the loyalty test in the current argument with Sunni political figures, which sets the terms on which the Popular Mobilization's record is defended in the run-up to cabinet bargaining.