Al-Nujaba TV posted early on 21 August that PMF Security had strengthened its deployment to secure Samarra's entrances and exits, timed to the anniversary of Imam al-Askari's death. The post carried a night image; visual review describes a black armoured vehicle marked "Special Forces" and numbered 153, a uniformed man in a red beret holding a rifle, and a mounted flag, with no landmark allowing the location to be fixed. The caption names no threat and no perpetrator, and the rung is held to credible rather than higher because the deployment rests on this single channel with no second line and no independent report.
- Al-Nujaba TVNujaba — official owned media21 Aug, 08:18
“PMF Security reinforces its deployment to secure the entrances and exits of Samarra, coinciding with the anniversary of Imam al-Askari's martyrdom.”
أمن الحشد يعزز انتشاره لتأمين مداخل ومخارج سامراء تزامناً مع ذكرى استشهاد الإمام العسكري (ع)
Watch: a second channel or a PMF-official outlet carrying the same deployment; any reported incident, checkpoint closure or movement restriction at Samarra over the commemoration days; a named unit or formation attached to the "Special Forces 153" marking; any statement identifying a threat the reinforcement answers — any of these moves this file.