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DivergenceNew23 Aug, 20:52 BAGHDAD

AAH channel presses Fayyadh over unwarned PMF brigade

WHAT HAPPENED

Between 17:45 and 17:52 this evening, Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official) posted three items on the same thread: an unnamed "Fayhan" saying the details of why the units were not informed must be clarified; Sadiqoun general assembly member Amal al-Shuwaili saying Fayyadh's failure to appear in parliament could lead to his questioning; and Abbas al-Shabaki, official spokesman of the Hadba Coalition, stating that the Prime Minister confirmed Fayyadh had been told of an attack on PMF headquarters before it occurred, that PMF Brigade 30 in the Nineveh Plain was not told, and that Fayyadh's dismissal is "inevitable and unavoidable." The underlying attack, the warning and the Prime Minister's confirmation rest solely on these Al-Ahad TV items; no other tracked channel in the collected window addressed Fayyadh, and no militia claim of responsibility for any attack on PMF headquarters is on record here.

WHO CARRIED IT · EVERY MESSAGE, LINKED
  1. Al-Ahad TVAAH — official23 Aug, 20:45

    Fayhan on the aggression and hosting Fayyadh: the details of the failure to inform the units must be clarified.

    فيحان عن العدوان واستضافة الفياض: يجب توضيح تفاصيل عدم إبلاغ القطعات

  2. Al-Ahad TVAAH — official23 Aug, 20:50

    Sadiqoun movement general assembly member Amal al-Shuwaili: Fayyadh's failure to attend parliament could lead to his "questioning."

    عضو الهيئة العامة لحركة الصادقون امال الشويلي: عدم حضور الفياض إلى البرلمان قد يؤدي إلى "استجوابه"

  3. Al-Ahad TVAAH — official23 Aug, 20:52

    The Prime Minister confirmed that PMF chairman Falih al-Fayyadh was informed of an aggression against PMF headquarters before it occurred; PMF Brigade 30 in the Nineveh Plain was not informed of an aggression against its headquarters; the dismissal of Falih al-Fayyadh from the PMF chairmanship is inevitable and unavoidable.

    رئيس الوزراء أكد إبلاغ رئيس هيئة الحشد الشعبي فالح الفياض بوجود عدوان على مقرات الحشد قبل وقوعه؛ لم يتم تبليغ اللواء 30 بالحشد الشعبي في سهل نينوى بوجود عدوان على مقراته؛ إقالة فالح الفياض من منصب رئاسة هيئة الحشد الشعبي أمر حتمي ولا مفر منه

In posting order. Translated by the desk, published as evidence — not endorsement.
WHY IT MATTERS

The removal of the PMF chairman is contested on an AAH-owned platform through an allegation of command failure plus a parliamentary summons threat, which is the mechanism by which control of the PMF's top post would change hands.

THE MESSAGE IN FULL · THE DESK’S OWN COPY
View the original message (Arabic)المتحدث الرسمي باسم تحالف الحدباء عباس الشبكي لـ"العهد": - رئيس الوزراء أكد إبلاغ رئيس هيئة الحشد الشعبي فالح الفياض بوجود عدوان على مقرات الحشد قبل وقوعه - لم يتم تبليغ اللواء 30 بالحشد الشعبي في سهل نينوى بوجود عدوان على مقراته - إذا كان لدى الفياض النية بالدخول للعمل السياسي فعليه التنحي عن منصب…
Kept as posted — a channel can delete a message; this copy stays.