In a single programme segment this evening, Al-Ahad TV, AAH's official channel, aired Sheikh Ahmad al-Darraji, described on screen as a notable of Basra province, saying Adnan al-Janabi is a Ba'athist leading a systematic campaign to inflame sectarianism and is funded by foreign states. The same segment carried a Basra tribal refusal to allow forces to withdraw from Jurf al-Nasr, and al-Darraji's contrast between 800 dead from his clan in the liberation battles and "the likes of al-Janabi in the nightclubs of Erbil"; on-screen graphics branded the segment "Jurf al-Nasr: the battle of truth". The speaker is a Basra figure hosted on AAH's channel, not an AAH official, and the claims about al-Janabi's funding are his; no outside coverage appears in the collected material.
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official18 Aug, 22:47
“A notable of Basra province, Sheikh Ahmad al-Darraji: Adnan al-Janabi is a 'Ba'athist' and leads a systematic campaign to inflame sectarianism.”
أحد وجهاء محافظة البصرة الشيخ أحمد الدراجي: عدنان الجنابي "بعثي" ويقود حملة ممنهجة لتأجيج الطائفية
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official18 Aug, 22:47
“Al-Darraji: Adnan al-Janabi is 'funded' by foreign states and his statements threaten social peace.”
الدراجي: عدنان الجنابي "ممول" من دول خارجية وتصريحاته تهدد السلم المجتمعي
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official18 Aug, 22:47
“"If they withdraw, we will take our sons and go sit in it".. A Basra tribal sheikh: We will not allow our forces to withdraw from Jurf al-Nasr and leave it prey to terrorism.”
"إذا انسحبوا ناخذ ولدنا ونروح نكعد بيها".. أحد شيوخ عشائر البصرة: لن نسمح بانسحاب قواتنا من جرف النصر وتركها فريسة للإرهاب
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official18 Aug, 22:47
“We heard no objection from al-Janabi when the Chechen and the Afghan were in Jurf al-Nasr, and today he denounces the presence of Iraqi security forces there.”
لم نسمع اعتراضا من الجنابي عندما كان "الشيشاني والافغاني" بجرف النصر واليوم يستنكر وجود قوات أمنية عراقية فيها
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official18 Aug, 22:47
“Al-Darraji: 800 martyrs from my clan fell in the battles of liberation, at the time when the likes of al-Janabi were in the 'nightclubs of Erbil'.”
الدراجي: 800 شهيد من عشيرتي ارتقوا بمعارك التحرير بالوقت الذي كان فيه أمثال الجنابي بـ"ملاهي أربيل"
Jurf al-Nasr is a militarised area whose control is contested politically, and a broadcast that treats withdrawal as abandonment to terrorism raises the political cost of any redeployment order.