Al-Nujaba TV published the readout of Prime Minister Ali Faleh al-Zaidi's meeting with the Badr parliamentary bloc, in which he said the government would proceed with submitting the PMF law for approval, describing the PMF as part of the formations and branches of the armed forces. Roughly half an hour later PMF Commission chairman Falih al-Fayyad's line that the law on service, retirement and structure would be submitted within two weeks appeared across Badr's Al-Ghadeer TV, the KSS-affiliated iNEWS and Al-Kornet al-Kata'ibi, and the Ashab al-Kahf-linked Shabab al-Islam. The rung holds at credible because five separately owned channels carry the same two statements consistently and nothing in the window contradicts them; what is missing is any draft text, parliamentary date, or independent confirmation outside the militia channels in this collection.
- Al-Nujaba TVNujaba — official20 Aug, 18:48
“The PMF institution enjoys the attention and patronage of the government, which will proceed with submitting the PMF law for approval, as part of the formations and branches of the armed forces.”
مؤسسة الحشد الشعبي تحظى باهتمام ورعاية الحكومة التي ستمضي في تقديم قانون الحشد لإقراره، بوصفها جزءاً من تشكيلات وصنوف القوات المسلحة
- iNEWSKSS — affiliated20 Aug, 19:19
“PMF Commission chairman Falih al-Fayyad: We will submit the PMF law on service, retirement and structure within the next two weeks.”
رئيس هيئة الحشد الشعبي فالح الفياض: سنقدم قانون الحشد للخدمة والتقاعد والهيكلية خلال الأسبوعين المقبلين
- Al-Ghadeer TVBadr Organization — official20 Aug, 19:23
“The PMF Commission: We will submit the PMF law on service, retirement and structure within the next two weeks.”
هيئة الحشد الشعبي : سنقدم قانون الحشد الشعبي للخدمة والتقاعد والهيكلية خلال الأسبوعين المقبلين
- Al-Kornet al-Kata'ibiKSS — affiliated20 Aug, 19:23
“PMF Commission chairman Falih al-Fayyad: We will submit the PMF law on service, retirement and structure within the next two weeks.”
رئيس هيئة الحشد الشعبي فالح الفياض: سنقدم قانون الحشد الشعبي للخدمة والتقاعد والهيكلية خلال الأسبوعين المقبلين.
- Shabab al-IslamAshab al-Kahf — owned/non-official20 Aug, 19:31
“PMF Commission chairman Falih al-Fayyad: We will submit the PMF law on service, retirement and structure within the next two weeks.”
رئيس هيئة الحشد الشعبي فالح الفياض: سنقدم قانون الحشد الشعبي للخدمة والتقاعد والهيكلية خلال الأسبوعين المقبلين.
A bill covering service, retirement and structure sets pay, pension and command lines for the PMF's constituent factions, and the prime minister's formulation places the institution inside the armed forces — the terms on which factional manpower would be legally fixed to the state.