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New22 Aug, 15:05 BAGHDAD

KH's channel refuses disarmament, demands Kurdistan militias be included

WHAT HAPPENED

Within twenty-five minutes on 22 August, Al-Ittijah TV (KH — official) published two positions on the weapons file. The first, attributed on screen to Sabah al-Ardawi, described as head of the Kataib Hezbollah representation in Babil, said the Islamic Resistance would not submit to a Zionist-American conspiracy working to remove the weapons of dignity; the accompanying video was a split screen pairing the speaker with outdoor explosion and smoke footage that visual review could not tie to any identified place or event. The second, attributed to al-Sarraj, said the decision to restrict weapons must include the militias in the Kurdistan Region and not the resistance alone. The rung is credible: both come from KH's own channel on KH's own position, and nothing in the window contradicts them.

WHO CARRIED IT · EVERY MESSAGE, LINKED
  1. Al-Ittijah TVKH — official owned media22 Aug, 14:40

    Al-Ardawi to Al-Ittijah: The Islamic Resistance will not submit to the Zionist-American conspiracy working to strip the weapons of dignity.

    العرداوي لـ(الاتجاه): المقاومة الإسلامية لن تخضع للمؤامرة الصهيو أميركية التي تعمل على نزع سلاح الكرامة

  2. Al-Ittijah TVKH — official owned media22 Aug, 15:05

    Al-Sarraj to Al-Ittijah: The decision to restrict weapons must include the militias in the Region, not the resistance only.

    السراج لـ(الاتجاه): قرار حصر السلاح يجب أن يشمل المليشيات في الإقليم وليس المقاومة فقط

In posting order. Translated by the desk, published as evidence — not endorsement.
WHY IT MATTERS

The two framings set different bargaining positions for the same legislation: one negotiates over custody, the other sets a precondition that the Kurdistan Region be covered before any restriction applies.

THE MESSAGE IN FULL · THE DESK’S OWN COPY
View the original message (Arabic)العرداوي لـ(الاتجاه): المقاومة الإسلامية لن تخضع للمؤامرة الصهيو أميركية التي تعمل على نزع سلاح الكرامة #قناة_الاتجاه #للحقيقة_اتجاه_واحد
Kept as posted — a channel can delete a message; this copy stays.