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Story updateNew04 Oct, 19:13 BAGHDAD

Kaabi backs Iraqis who trampled the enemy flag

THE FILE4 SIGNALS · OPENED 04 Oct
  1. 04 Oct, 04:31PMF member Dhirgham Abu Ragheef arrested – KH-aligned Sabereen News
  2. 04 Oct, 19:44Nujaba military deputy Abdul Qadir al-Karbala’i demands immediate release of flag-incident detainees
  3. 04 Oct, 20:42Kaabi backs Iraqis who trampled the enemy flag
  4. 04 Oct, 21:50Nujaba calls flag-incident arrests a dangerous precedent – 964media
WHAT HAPPENED

On 4 October, Al-Nujaba TV (Nujaba — official owned media) reported Akram al-Kaabi, Nujaba’s secretary-general, published a video supporting Iraqis who rejected the American presence and trampled the enemy flag. His support followed the demand by Abdul Qadir al-Karbala’i, Nujaba’s military deputy, for immediate release of the detainees and respect for their right to express their views, republished by Unit 10,000 (KH — affiliated/aligned media). Commander-in-chief spokesperson Sabah al-Numan had announced arrests, while the government directed an investigation and legal action over the flag incident.

WHO CARRIED IT · EVERY MESSAGE, LINKED
  1. 964media04 Oct, 15:28

    “Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has ordered an investigation into the desecration of a U.S. flag during a Popular Mobilization Forces parade held for Sovereignty Day, and legal action against those responsible”

    Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has ordered an investigation into the desecration of a U.S. flag during a Popular Mobilization Forces parade held for Sovereignty Day, and legal action against those responsible

  2. The New Region04 Oct, 17:08

    ““Individuals involved in the incident concerning the US flag in Baghdad have been arrested,” the Zaidi’s spokesperson Sabah al-Numan said in a statement on Sunday.”

    “Individuals involved in the incident concerning the US flag in Baghdad have been arrested,” the Zaidi’s spokesperson Sabah al-Numan said in a statement on Sunday.

  3. Unit 10,000KH — affiliated/aligned media04 Oct, 18:39

    “On this basis, we demand the immediate release of the detainees and respect for their right to express their opinions and positions. Death to America, death to Israel. Yes to an independent Iraq that safeguards its sovereignty and its decision-making.”

    ومن هذا المنطلق، نطالب بإطلاق سراح المعتقلين فوراً، واحترام حقهم في التعبير عن آرائهم ومواقيفهم. الموت لأمريكا، الموت لإسرائيل. نعم لعراق مستقل يصون سيادته وقراره.

  4. Al-Nujaba TVNujaba — official owned media04 Oct, 19:13

    “The official site of the secretary-general of the Islamic Resistance Movement Nujaba, Sheikh Akram al-Kaabi, publishes a video supporting Iraqis who reject the American presence and trample the enemy’s flag in Iraq.”

    الموقع الرسمي للامين العام للمقاومة الاسلامية حركة النجباء سماحة الشيخ المقاوم اكرم الكعبي ينشر فيديو يدعم به العراقيون الرافضون للتواجد الامريكي ودهس علم العدو في العراق

In posting order. Translated by the desk, published as evidence — not endorsement. A channel name opens the message where it was posted.
WHY IT MATTERS

The disagreement concerns the legitimacy of the arrests themselves, not simply competing descriptions of the flag-trampling ceremony.