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Iraq Monitorعين على العراقPrimary-source intelligence · updated 15:43 Baghdad
Intra-militia conflictDivergence26 Jul, 01:33 BAGHDAD

Al-Janoub TV airs Kazim al-Hajj blaming "part of the Framework" for bringing in Khamis al-Khanjar and saying Shia forces "squandered" the Popular Mobilization Forces

WHAT HAPPENED

Al-Janoub TV, Harakat al-Jihad wal-Bina's official owned media, posted two captions carrying remarks by Kazim al-Hajj: at 20:33 on 25 July 2026, "جزء من الاطار جاء بـ 'خميس الخنجر' ويتحملون هذا الوزر" ("part of the Framework brought in 'Khamis al-Khanjar', and they bear this burden"), and at 22:33 the same evening, "بعض القوى الشيعية فرطت بالحشد الشعبي" ("some Shia forces squandered/gave away the Popular Mobilization Forces"). Both were tagged to Baghdad and to the channel's political programming. No other tracked actor — including Kataib Hezbollah, Asaib Ahl al-Haq, Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada, Badr Organization, Ansar Allah al-Awfiya or Ashab al-Kahf — was observed repeating, modifying, or rejecting either remark in the collected window, and the Coordination Framework figures named or implied are not represented in this evidence.

WHY IT MATTERS

A faction channel publicly charging partners inside the Shia political alliance with having damaged the Popular Mobilization Forces is a bargaining position ahead of any fight over the force's budget, personnel and legal status, and it identifies who Harakat al-Jihad wal-Bina intends to hold accountable for it.

EVIDENCE · INTERCEPTED CHANNEL MESSAGE
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Al-Janoub TV airs Kazim al-Hajj blaming "part of the Framework" for bringing in Khamis al-Khanjar and saying Shia forces "squandered" the Popular Mobilization Forces · Iraq Monitor