Between 07:38 and 08:10 on 17 August, KH's official Al-Ittijah TV published three separate quotation cards. Al-Sarraj was quoted saying there is a project to return takfiris to Jurf al-Nasr under the title of displaced persons; al-Aboudi was quoted describing major American pressure to disarm the resistance, dissolve the Popular Mobilization Forces and return terrorism to Jurf al-Nasr; and Baqai was quoted saying "we are not a party that takes decisions under the pressure of deadlines and warnings." All three rest on the channel's own cards; the supplied material contains no outside reporting of an American disarmament demand or a Jurf return programme, and does not state the speakers' affiliations.
- Al-Ittijah TVKH — official17 Aug, 10:38
“Baqai: We are not a party that takes decisions under the pressure of deadlines and warnings.”
بقائي: لسنا طرفا يتخذ القرارات تحت ضغوط المهل الزمنية والإنذارات
- Al-Ittijah TVKH — official17 Aug, 10:50
“Al-Sarraj to Al-Ittijah: There is a project to return the takfiris to Jurf al-Nasr under the title of displaced persons.”
السراج لـ(الاتجاه): هناك مشروع لإعادة التكفيريين إلى جرف النصر تحت عنوان النازحين
- Al-Ittijah TVKH — official17 Aug, 11:10
“Al-Aboudi to Al-Ittijah: There is major American pressure toward disarming the resistance, dissolving the Popular Mobilization Forces, and returning terrorism to Jurf al-Nasr.”
العبودي لـ(الاتجاه): هناك ضغط أميركي كبير باتجاه نزع سلاح المقاومة وحل الحشد وإعادة الإرهاب إلى جرف النصر
Jurf al-Nasr's displaced-return file and the disarmament debate are being presented to faction audiences as one question, which raises the political cost of any Iraqi government decision on either.