On 7 October, Al-Ghadeer TV (Badr Organization — official owned media) reported that the PMF thwarted an ISIS attack against its position in al-Barghaliyya–al-Danadish. شفق نيوز had reported the attack the previous evening, citing a security source who identified the position as belonging to the second battalion of the PMF’s 61st Brigade in Hawija.
- شفق نيوز06 Oct, 22:28
“ISIS militants attacked the second battalion of the 61st Brigade of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) in Al-Bargliya–Al-Danadish village, in Hawija district southwest of Kirkuk, a security source told Shafaq News”
ISIS militants attacked the second battalion of the 61st Brigade of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) in Al-Bargliya–Al-Danadish village, in Hawija district southwest of Kirkuk, a security source told Shafaq News
- Al-Ghadeer TVBadr Organization — official owned media07 Oct, 14:50
“The PMF thwarts an ISIS attack targeting one of its positions in al-Barghaliyya–al-Danadish village.”
الحشد الشعبي يحبط هجومًا لداعش استهدف موقعًا له في قرية البرغلية - الدانديش
The attack was reported through a security-source account; the defensive-success assertion remains attributable to Al-Ghadeer TV (Badr Organization — official owned media), rather than to an official PMF statement.