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Story updateNew28 Sept, 18:48 BAGHDAD

Najaf protesters call for demonstrations at Baghdad and Basra airports – Al-Ittijah TV

THE FILE13 SIGNALS · OPENED 26 Sept
  1. 26 Sept, 01:44Badr bloc spokesman MP Hamed Abbas says flight dispute is nearing resolution
  2. 26 Sept, 10:36Tourism Daily News recasts Kaabi’s Iraqi airport sit-in call as regional threat
  3. 26 Sept, 11:42Kaabi urges Iraqis to prepare for airport sit-ins – Arab Times Kuwait News
  4. 26 Sept, 12:43Kaabi calls on Iraqis to prepare airport sit-ins – Ashab al-Kahf-linked Shabab al-Islam
  5. 26 Sept, 13:45Kaabi calls for airport sit-ins over Iranian flights – KSS-aligned iNEWS
  6. 26 Sept, 23:40Nujaba’s Karbala’un Brigade calls for a Najaf airport sit-in
  7. 27 Sept, 14:41Nujaba-owned Al-Nujaba TV publicizes a Najaf airport sit-in
  8. 27 Sept, 21:39Nujaba urges aviation workers to join Najaf airport sit-in – 964media
  9. 28 Sept, 13:44MP Abbas al-Ulayawi says MPs seek review of Iranian-flight ban – Alsumaria
  10. 28 Sept, 17:49Nujaba says its Najaf airport sit-in has begun
  11. 28 Sept, 19:48Najaf protesters call for demonstrations at Baghdad and Basra airports – Al-Ittijah TV
  12. 28 Sept, 20:50Nujaba deputy pauses Najaf sit-in, conditions its return
  13. 28 Sept, 20:50Najaf protesters demand repeal as Iraq seeks airport exception
WHAT HAPPENED

On 28 September, Al-Ghadeer TV (Badr Organization — official) reported demonstrations against the Iranian-flight restrictions in Karbala, Nasiriyah and Wasit, while Al-Ittijah TV (KH — official) reported gatherings in Najaf, Karbala and Dhi Qar. Al-Ittijah TV attributed to Najaf protesters calls for demonstrations outside Baghdad and Basra airports, an emergency parliamentary session, and a conditional declaration that they would prevent aircraft from landing at Najaf airport unless Iranian flights resumed. Shabab al-Islam (Ashab al-Kahf — owned, non-official) carried the Najaf protest’s closing statement demanding immediate cancellation of the flight ban.

WHO CARRIED IT · EVERY MESSAGE, LINKED
  1. Al-Ghadeer TVBadr Organization — official28 Sept, 17:28

    “Karbala residents demonstrate against the suspension of Iranian flights.”

    أهالي كربلاء المقدسة يتظاهرون احتجاجًا على وقف الرحلات الجوية الإيرانية

  2. Al-Ghadeer TVBadr Organization — official28 Sept, 17:28

    “Residents of Nasiriyah in southern Iraq hold a large gathering rejecting the U.S. blockade against Iran and the prevention of its flights.”

    أهالي مدينة الناصرية جنوب العراق ينظمون وقفة حاشدة رفضا للحصار الأمريكي ضد إيران ومنع رحلاتها الجوية

  3. Al-Ittijah TVKH — official28 Sept, 17:39

    “Najaf crowds: We call on parliament to hold an emergency session to oppose American decisions, and on MPs who reject interference to suspend their membership.”

    جماهير النجف الأشرف: ندعو مجلس النواب إلى عقد جلسة طارئة للوقوف ضد القرارات الأميركية والنواب الرافضين للتدخلات الى تعليق عضويتهم

  4. Al-Ghadeer TVBadr Organization — official28 Sept, 17:38

    “A large gathering of Wasit residents rejects and condemns the government’s participation in the unjust U.S. blockade of the Iranian people.”

    وقفة حاشدة لأهالي واسط رفضاً وتنديدًا بمشاركة الحكومة بالحصار الأمريكي الجائر على الشعب الإيراني

  5. Al-Ittijah TVKH — official28 Sept, 17:40

    “Najaf crowds: We call for mass gatherings outside Baghdad and Basra airports because statements of condemnation and denunciation are no longer enough.”

    جماهير النجف الأشرف: ندعو لوقفات جماهيرية حاشدة أمام مطاري بغداد والبصرة لان بيانات الشجب والاستنكار لم تعد تكفي

  6. Al-Ittijah TVKH — official28 Sept, 17:51

    “Mass demonstrations in Najaf, Karbala and Dhi Qar demand rejection of American dictates and the lifting of the ban on Iranian flights at Iraqi airports.”

    تظاهرات جماهيرية حاشدة في النجف الأشرف وكربلاء المقدسة وذي قار للمطالبة برفض الاملاءات الأميركية ورفع الحظر عن الطيران الإيراني بالمطارات العراقية

  7. Al-Ittijah TVKH — official28 Sept, 17:59

    “Najaf crowds: We warn of taking escalatory measures if our demands to restore air traffic with the Islamic Republic are not met.”

    جماهير النجف الأشرف: نحذر من اتخاذ إجراءات تصعيدية في حال عدم الاستجابة لمطالبنا بإعادة حركة الطيران مع الجمهورية الإسلامية

  8. Al-Ittijah TVKH — official28 Sept, 18:05

    “Najaf crowds: If air traffic with the Islamic Republic is not restored, we will not allow any aircraft to land at the provincial airport.”

    جماهير النجف الأشرف: إذا لم يتم إعادة حركة الطيران مع الجمهورية الإسلامية لن نسمح بهبوط أي طائرة في مطار المحافظة

In posting order. Translated by the desk, published as evidence — not endorsement. A channel name opens the message where it was posted.
WHY IT MATTERS

The comparison separates broad carriage of anti-restriction protests from the specific conditional disruption declaration carried by Al-Ittijah TV (KH — official).