Early on 22 September, Al-Asas Parliamentary Bloc head Alaa al-Haidari criticized Iraq’s Foreign Ministry over Iraqi detainees in Saudi Arabia and compared its silence to that of graves. In the same Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official) programme sequence, he alleged that Saudi Arabia had sent 6,000 car bombs, supported ISIS and bombed the Popular Mobilization Forces.
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official22 Sept, 03:43
“We have detainees in Saudi Arabia, and its silence resembles the silence of the people of the graves.”
عدنا معتقلين بالسعودية وصمتها يشبه صمت اهل القبور
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official22 Sept, 03:46
“Saudi Arabia sent 6,000 car bombs, supported ISIS and bombed the Popular Mobilization Forces.”
السعودية أرسلت 6 الاف مفخخة ودعمت داعش وقصفت الحشد
identification of the detainees, Iraqi diplomatic action, a Saudi response or follow-on coercive language by 29 September would define whether this remains television commentary; any of these moves this file.