Al-Ittijah TV (KH — official) posted on 17 August that its Nineveh correspondent had identified the principal reasons residents of the province refuse to hand over the resistance's weapons, naming American attempts. The post appeared within twenty minutes of Unit 10,000's mobilisation call on the same theme of weapons retention.
- Al-Ittijah TVKH — official17 Aug, 18:37
“The Al-Ittijah correspondent in Nineveh identifies the principal reasons residents of the province refuse to hand over the resistance's weapons: American attempts.”
مراسل (الاتجاه) في نينوى يُحدد الأسباب الرئيسة التي تجعل من أبناء المحافظة يرفضون تسليم سلاح المقاومة: محاولات أميركية
KH is running the disarmament argument as a popular-consent story sourced to a Sunni-majority province, which broadens the constituency it claims against handing over weapons.