On 15 August 2026, Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official) carried a statement attributed to Basra tribal sheikhs about Jurf al-Nasr. The sheikhs said the site was liberated by the blood of Iraqis and that they will not allow suspicious voices to pass. The words are presented as the sheikhs', not as a statement by Qais al-Khazali (AAH).
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official15 Aug, 23:04
“Basra tribal sheikhs: Jurf al-Nasr was liberated by the blood of Iraqis, and we will not allow suspicious voices to pass.”
شيوخ عشائر البصرة: جرف النصر تحررت بدماء العراقيين ولن نسمح بتمرير أصوات مشبوهة
Watch: AAH or another faction adopting the suspicious-voices wording as its own; a named person or outlet identified as those voices; or an incident at Jurf al-Nasr by 18 August 2026 — any of these moves this file.
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