On 18 September, Al-Janoub TV (Harakat al-Jihad wal-Bina — official) said Sana’a had thwarted Riyadh’s attempts to exploit religious sanctities amid what it called Saudi battlefield failure. The caption placed the outlet on Sana’a’s side of the dispute but did not announce Iraqi participation, action or readiness.
- Al-Janoub TVHarakat al-Jihad wal-Bina — official18 Sept, 05:05
“Sana’a foils Riyadh’s attempts to exploit religious sanctities amid its battlefield failure.”
صنعاء تحبط محاولات الرياض توظيف المقدسات في ظل فشلها الميداني
a named faction official adopting the wording, an explicit Iraqi call for action against Saudi Arabia, or follow-on reporting identifying the underlying episode by 21 September; any of these moves this file.