On 17 August, AAH's official Al-Ahad TV broadcast and then re-posted a condensed headline of remarks by political analyst Abbas Ghadeer, who said commanders notified by the prime minister should have evacuated PMF positions before they were attacked, demanded a serious investigation and the summoning of security commanders to the inquiry committee, and stated the commander-in-chief's notification reached Faleh al-Fayyad, who did not take it seriously or pass it to PMF units. Ghadeer also called strikes on PMF positions aggression and a violation of Iraqi sovereignty and said the PMF should be kept out of political squabbles. The evidence supplies only this channel and this speaker; nothing in the collected material independently establishes the warning, the attack, or Fayyad's handling of it.
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official17 Aug, 18:50
“There must be a serious investigation into the failure to notify the evacuation of PMF headquarters before the aggression against them... The commander-in-chief's notification reached Faleh al-Fayyad and he did not take it seriously.”
يجب أن يكون هناك تحقيق جدي في قضية عدم التبليغ بإخلاء مقرات الحشد قبل وقوع العدوان عليها... تبليغ القائد العام للقوات المسلحة وصل إلى فالح الفياض ولم يأخذ بها على محمل الجد
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official17 Aug, 19:22
“Ghadeer to Al-Ahad: summon the security commanders to the investigation committee for failing to act on the commander-in-chief's notifications.”
غدير لـ"العهد": استدعاء القادة الأمنيين إلى لجنة التحقيق بسبب عدم التعاطي مع تبليغات القائد العام للقوات المسلحة
A faction-owned broadcaster is pressing for a state investigation that would put named Iraqi security commanders, and Faleh al-Fayyad specifically, in front of an inquiry committee over force protection.