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Militia violence05 Aug, 02:12 BAGHDAD

AAH channel airs claim PMF could occupy Saudi Arabia

Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official owned media) carried Hussein al-Shalakh saying the Popular Mobilization Forces are capable of occupying Saudi Arabia, and Mohammed al-Yasiri saying the soil of the martyrs is worth the head of Ibn Salman and all of Saudi Arabia's history

WHAT HAPPENED

Within roughly an hour on the night of 4 August, Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official owned media) posted two segments carrying Saudi-directed statements: one attributed to Hussein al-Shalakh asserting that the Hashd (Popular Mobilization Forces) is capable of occupying Saudi Arabia, and one attributed to Mohammed al-Yasiri saying the soil of the martyrs is worth the head of Ibn Salman and all of Saudi Arabia's history. Both are guest statements relayed on the channel; no operational claim, target, timetable or preparation language accompanies them, and no other tracked channel in the collected window carried the same lines.

WHO CARRIED IT
  1. Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media05 Aug, 01:08

    “Doctrine "is not built by marches"… Hussein al-Shalakh alludes to the factions and asserts: the Hashd is capable of occupying Saudi Arabia”

    العقيدة "لا تبنى بالمسيرات"… حسين الشلخ يلمح للفصائل ويجزم: الحشد قادر على احتلال السعودية

  2. Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media05 Aug, 02:12

    “Mohammed al-Yasiri: the soil of the martyrs "is worth the head of Ibn Salman" and all of Saudi Arabia's history”

    محمد الياسري: تراب الشهداء "يسوى راس ابن سلمان" وتاريخ السعودية كلها

Their words, in the order they posted. Translation by the desk; published as evidence, not endorsement.
WHY IT MATTERS

The window's Saudi-directed language sits on AAH's own official outlet rather than a front brand, which means the register cannot be filed as an anonymous collective statement.

EVIDENCE · INTERCEPTED CHANNEL MESSAGE
View the original message (Arabic)محمد الياسري: تراب الشهداء "يسوى راس ابن سلمان" وتاريخ السعودية كلها #قبل_الغد #الحسين_نهجنا bio.link/alahadtv
Published as evidence, not endorsement