At 21:05 on 12 August, Al-Ghadeer TV (Badr Organization — official) reported that Major General Hadi Sarheid al-Kinani had been assigned to the post of commander of Baghdad Operations, "succeeding Major General Walid Khalifa," with a portrait of the officer. Six minutes later Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official) carried the same appointment, attributed to "a source told Al-Ahad," without naming the outgoing commander. Neither post named the authority that made the decision, and no faction comment was attached to either; the desk's earlier record has two KH-affiliated channels carrying the same appointment.
- Al-Ghadeer TVBadr Organization — official13 Aug, 00:05
“Major General Hadi Sarheid al-Kinani assigned to the post of commander of Baghdad Operations, succeeding Major General Walid Khalifa”
تكليف اللواء الركن هادي سرهيد الكناني بمنصب قائد عمليات بغداد خلفاً للواء الركن وليد خليفة
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official13 Aug, 00:11
“A source told Al-Ahad: Major General Hadi Sarheid al-Kinani assigned the duties of commander of Baghdad Operations”
مصدر لـ"العهد": تكليف اللواء الركن هادي سرهيد الكناني بمهام قائد عمليات بغداد
Command of Baghdad Operations covers security in the capital, and the placement is being reported first inside the factions' own outlets rather than accompanied by any official announcement in the collected material.