Across roughly an hour this evening, Al-Ahad TV published a series of segments on what it titled the American-Saudi aggression against the Popular Mobilization Forces, asserting that the prime minister knew of the targeting three hours in advance and informed PMF Commission head Faleh al-Fayyad, that Basra headquarters were evacuated after receiving the information, and that a parliamentary inquiry has been formed. Khalid Sidu of the parliamentary Security and Defence Committee told the channel that no clear picture exists and that the names of those who failed to pass the warning have not been identified. The rung is credible for the network's account and no higher: every element in this window comes from one broadcaster's channel, with no outside coverage of the attack or the warning chain in the collected material.
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official11 Aug, 20:55
“We have not yet reached the names of those at fault for failing to report the aggression against the PMF headquarters before it occurred — we are continuing the investigations and legal procedures.”
لم نصل حتى الآن لأسماء المقصرين في عدم التبليغ عن العدوان على مقرات الحشد قبل وقوعه - مستمرون بالتحقيقات والإجراءات القانونية
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official11 Aug, 21:37
“A warning that never reached the field. Who stopped the PMF alert? The right of response is guaranteed.”
تحذيرٌ لم يصل للميدان.. مَن أوقف إنذار الحشد؟ حق الرد مكفول
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official11 Aug, 21:49
“Behind the scenes of the American-Saudi aggression against the Popular Mobilization Forces headquarters.”
كواليس العدوان الأمريكي - السعودي على مقرات الحشد الشعبي
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official11 Aug, 21:53
“The American-Saudi aggression against the PMF: notification reached the leaders and was absent from the field — the prime minister knew of the targeting three hours before it happened and informed PMF Commission head Faleh al-Fayyad.”
العدوان الأمريكي السعودي على الحشد.. تبليغ وصل للقيادات وغاب عن الميدان - رئيس الوزراء كان على علم بالاستهداف قبل 3 ساعات من وقوعه وابلغ رئيس هيئة الحشد الشعبي فالح الفياض
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official11 Aug, 21:58
“The PMF headquarters in Basra were evacuated after being informed of the bombardment information — we were surprised the Saudi assault was not discussed at Sunday's session.”
مقرات الحشد بالبصرة اخليت بعد ابلاغها بمعلومات القصف - تفاجأنا بعدم وجود مناقشة الاعتداء السعودي بجلسة الاحد
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official11 Aug, 22:01
“Advance notification of the targeting of PMF sites did not reach the field commands.”
تبليغ مسبق باستهداف مواقع الحشد لم يصل إلى القيادات الميدانية
An armed faction's own broadcaster publicly naming the PMF Commission leadership and the prime minister as the link where a warning stopped turns an external attack into a dispute over who inside the Iraqi state protected the PMF's own units.