Within thirteen minutes on the evening of 2026-08-10, Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official) posted two segments featuring Amal al-Shuwaili: one in which she said the foreign minister's position was shameful because he appeared smiling and shook his counterpart's hand as if thanking him for the targeting of the Hashd, and one in which she said Popular Mobilization Forces salaries should be double the entitlement of a civil employee. Both carried the channel's political-affairs programme tag, and the on-screen banner read that parliament was mobilising its committees with Sadiqoun support. The evidence does not state al-Shuwaili's factional affiliation.
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official11 Aug, 01:20
“His position is shameful. Amal al-Shuwaili directed scathing criticism at the foreign minister: he appeared smiling and shook his counterpart's hand as though he were offering thanks for the targeting of the Hashd.”
موقفه مخجل.. امال الشويلي توجه نقدا لاذعا لوزير الخارجية: ظهر مبتسما وصافح نظيره وكانه يقدم الشكر على استهداف الحشد
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official11 Aug, 01:33
“Amal al-Shuwaili: Popular Mobilization Forces salaries must be double the entitlement of a civil employee.”
امال الشويلي: يجب ان تكون رواتب الحشد الشعبي ضعف استحقاق الموظف المدني
The channel is pressing two distinct claims on state machinery — the conduct of the foreign ministry and the PMF payroll — through the same parliamentary vehicle, which raises the political cost of any Iraqi diplomatic engagement with Riyadh while a pay bill is in play.