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Iraq Monitorعين على العراقPrimary-source intelligence · updated 15:43 Baghdad
Militia violence31 Jul, 19:59 BAGHDAD

Ansar Allah al-Awfiya names intelligence officers on Karbala readiness rounds

Ansar Allah al-Awfiya's official channel documented two Karbala field rounds by its 19th Brigade deputy commander with PMF general military intelligence and Anbar intelligence, ordering readiness raised for Arbaeen

WHAT HAPPENED

FAA, the official social media channel of Ansar Allah al-Awfiya, posted twice within about fifteen minutes this afternoon on field activity in the 19th Brigade's Karbala sector. The first said the brigade force's deputy commander, Haj Abu Unit 10,000 al-Halaiji, toured the sector accompanied by the movements section, military intelligence official Haj Abu Zaid and Anbar intelligence official Haj Abu Muntadhar, to review "انتشار القطعات" (unit deployment), follow implementation of the security and service plan, and stress "رفع مستوى الجاهزية" (raising the level of readiness) for the safety of Arbaeen pilgrims. The second identified Abu Zaid as deputy of the PMF's General Military Intelligence Directorate visiting the brigade sector, again citing coordination and readiness. Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official) carried a parallel national-level line the same afternoon; no other tracked channel in the collected window carried the Ansar Allah al-Awfiya rounds.

WHY IT MATTERS

The naming of PMF general military intelligence and Anbar provincial intelligence officers alongside a brigade deputy commander documents a working command channel between the formal PMF intelligence structure and a faction brigade, on the record and in the faction's own voice.

EVIDENCE · INTERCEPTED CHANNEL MESSAGE
View the original message (Arabic)استقبل معاون آمر قوة اللواء 19 #الأوفياء، الحاج أبو سجاد الهليجي، معاون مديرية الاستخبارات العسكرية العامة في هيئة الحشد الشعبي، الحاج أبو زيد، خلال زيارته إلى قاطع اللواء في كربلاء المقدسة. وشهدت الزيارة الاطلاع على سير تنفيذ الخطة الأمنية، ومتابعة انتشار القطعات، والتأكيد على تعزيز التنسيق…
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Ansar Allah al-Awfiya names intelligence officers on Karbala readiness rounds · Iraq Monitor