Overnight on 9–10 October, Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official owned media) attributed to a security source the report that the PMF and federal police thwarted an ISIS attack in Kirkuk’s Danadish sector. A subsequent post attributed reports of ISIS fatalities to a security source; both accounts were published by the same outlet.
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media10 Oct, 03:31
“Security source: The Popular Mobilization Forces and federal police thwarted an ISIS attack in the Danadish sector in Kirkuk.”
مصدر أمني: الحشد الشعبي والشرطة الاتحادية أحبطا هجوما داعشيا على قاطع الدناديش في كركوك
a PMF operational statement, a federal police account, or a named casualty report; any of these moves this file.