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Iraq Monitorعين على العراقPrimary-source intelligence · updated 15:43 Baghdad
Intra-militia conflictDivergence30 Jul, 22:14 BAGHDAD

Ansar Allah al-Awfiya denies al-Asadi pushed out of Framework

Ansar Allah al-Awfiya's official channel issued five separate denials that Ahmad al-Asadi was removed from the Coordination Framework, saying he is abroad for medical treatment and is not being replaced by Shibl al-Zaidi

WHAT HAPPENED

FAA (Ansar Allah al-Awfiya — official social media channel) posted MP Murtada al-Sa'adi on 30 July stating there is "no truth to reports speaking of the removal of Ahmad al-Asadi from the Coordination Framework", that his absence from Framework meetings "is due to his being on a treatment trip outside the country", that "there are no arrest or summons orders against Ahmad al-Asadi and he remains an official member of the Coordination Framework", and that "there is no information confirming the replacement of Ahmad al-Asadi by Shibl al-Zaidi inside the Coordination Framework". Al-Sa'adi added that the Services Coalition has formally applied to join the Framework. No other tracked channel in the collected material addresses al-Asadi's status.

WHY IT MATTERS

Naming Shibl al-Zaidi as the alleged replacement puts a specific succession contest inside the Coordination Framework on the record, sourced from the side denying it.

EVIDENCE · INTERCEPTED CHANNEL MESSAGE
View the original message (Arabic)النائب مرتضى الساعدي: لا صحة للأنباء التي تتحدث عن إبعاد أحمد الأسدي من الإطار التنسيقي. الساعدي: غياب أحمد الأسدي عن اجتماعات الإطار يعود إلى وجوده في رحلة علاجية خارج البلاد. الساعدي: لا توجد أي أوامر قبض أو استقدام بحق أحمد الأسدي، وما زال عضواً رسمياً في الإطار التنسيقي. الساعدي: لا توجد…
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