On August 26, Nouri al-Maliki said any clash over restricting weapons to the state would affect the entire state and its components, not remain a Shi’a-on-Shi’a conflict. Sabereen News (KH — affiliated), Unit 10,000 (KH — affiliated) and Al-Kornet al-Kata'ibi (KSS — affiliated) carried that warning within minutes; Al-Ghadeer TV (Badr Organization — official) and Watan TV (Badr Organization — affiliated) also carried it, while the fuller Badr versions included Maliki’s statement that weapons control should proceed without escalation to avoid a clash threatening Iraq’s stability.
- Sabereen NewsKH — affiliated/aligned media26 Aug, 15:20
“The consequences of any clash over “restricting weapons” would affect the entire state and all components.”
أي صدام بشأن "حصر السلاح" ستطال تداعياته كل الدولة وكل المكونات
- Unit 10,000KH — affiliated/aligned media26 Aug, 15:20
“The consequences of any clash over “restricting weapons” would affect the entire state and all components. Whoever bets on a Shi’a-on-Shi’a clash is mistaken.”
أي صدام بشأن "حصر السلاح" ستطال تداعياته كل الدولة وكل المكونات • من يراهن على صدام شيعي-شيعي فهو واهم
- Al-Kornet al-Kata'ibiKSS — affiliated/aligned media26 Aug, 15:21
“The consequences of any clash over “restricting weapons” would affect the entire state and all components. Whoever bets on a Shi’a-on-Shi’a clash is mistaken.”
أي صدام بشأن "حصر السلاح" ستطال تداعياته كل الدولة وكل المكونات من يراهن على صدام شيعي-شيعي فهو واهم
- Al-Ghadeer TVBadr Organization — official owned media26 Aug, 15:22
“Restricting weapons to the state must be done away from escalation to avoid a clash threatening Iraq’s stability.”
حصر السلاح بيد الدولة يجب أن يتم بعيداً عن التصعيد لتجنب صدام يهدد استقرار العراق
- Al-Ghadeer TVBadr Organization — official owned media26 Aug, 15:22
“Anyone who thinks a possible conflict would be “Shi’a-on-Shi’a” is mistaken; its consequences would affect the state and society.”
من يتصور أن أي صراع محتمل سيكون "شيعياً ـ شيعياً" فهو واهم وتداعياته ستطال الدولة والمجتمع
- Watan TVBadr Organization — affiliated/aligned media26 Aug, 15:38
“Restricting weapons to the state must be done away from escalation to avoid a clash threatening Iraq’s stability… its consequences would affect the state and society.”
حصر السلاح بيد الدولة يجب أن يتم بعيداً عن التصعيد لتجنب صدام يهدد استقرار العراق... تداعياته ستطال الدولة والمجتمع
The difference in carriage is substantive: Badr’s versions paired the clash scenario with a de-escalatory prescription, while the KH- and KSS-linked excerpts foregrounded the consequences of confrontation.