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Iraq Monitorعين على العراقPrimary-source intelligence · updated 15:43 Baghdad
Internal Iraqi affairs26 Jul, 09:10 BAGHDAD

Ansar Allah al-Awfiya's channel pushes MP Murtada al-Saadi's parliamentary demand to reallocate public and private hiring quotas to PMF martyrs' families

WHAT HAPPENED

On 2026-07-26 at 06:10 UTC, FAA, Ansar Allah al-Awfiya's official social media channel, reported that MP Murtada al-Saadi, speaking in a Council of Representatives session, called for resolving problems facing those covered by the laws on victims of terrorism, martyrs of the former regime's crimes, and martyrs of the Popular Mobilization — "particularly in the appointments file." Al-Saadi demanded "reconsideration of the mechanisms for allocating appointment percentages" so as to match actual specialisations and needs while guaranteeing all three categories access to jobs "especially in the private sector." No other tracked actor was observed carrying al-Saadi's remarks in the collected window, including AAH's Al-Ahad TV and KH's Al-Ittijah TV, both of which were publishing other Iraqi domestic content at the same time.

WHY IT MATTERS

Employment quotas are a durable patronage asset that survives changes in government and disarmament pressure, and pushing them into the private sector would give PMF-linked networks placement leverage over Iraqi firms as well as state payrolls.

EVIDENCE · INTERCEPTED CHANNEL MESSAGE
View the original message (Arabic)النائب مرتضى الساعدي يدعو إلى إنصاف ذوي الشهداء في فرص التعيين بالقطاعين العام والخاص أكد النائب مرتضى الساعدي، خلال مداخلة في جلسة مجلس النواب، ضرورة معالجة الإشكالات التي تواجه المشمولين بقوانين ضحايا الإرهاب وشهداء جرائم النظام السابق وشهداء الحشد الشعبي، ولا سيما في ملف التعيينات. وطالب الساعدي…
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