On 15 August, Al-Janoub TV (Harakat al-Jihad wal-Bina — official) and Al-Ghadeer TV (Badr Organization — official) reported that PMF Brigade 52 took the Bastamli sector in Amerli, including security points, from the Iraqi Army. Both described the move as part of organizing the distribution of sectors and security responsibilities; neither report identifies which faction controls Brigade 52.
- Al-Janoub TVHarakat al-Jihad wal-Bina — official owned media15 Aug, 16:01
“PMF Brigade 52 took over the Bastamli sector in Amerli from the Army as part of organizing the distribution of sectors and security responsibilities.”
اللواء 52 بالحشد الشعبي يتسلم قاطع بسطاملي في آمرلي من الجيش ضمن تنظيم توزيع القطاعات والمسؤوليات الأمنية
- Al-Ghadeer TVBadr Organization — official owned media15 Aug, 16:09
“The Popular Mobilization Forces took over responsibility for the sector and security points in Bastamli village in Amerli district, east of Salah al-Din, from the Iraqi Army as part of organizing the distribution of sectors and security responsibilities.”
الحشد الشعبي يتسلم قاطع المسؤولية والنقاط الأمنية في قرية بسطاملي بقضاء آمرلي شرق صلاح الدين، من الجيش العراقي ضمن تنظيم توزيع القطاعات والمسؤوليات الأمنية
Watch: a PMF, Defence Ministry, or Brigade 52 statement by 18 August identifying the handover’s boundaries and duration would confirm the transfer’s formal status; evidence that the Army resumed the positions would favor a temporary rotation.