Between roughly 14:50 and 14:55 on 11 August, Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official) carried three statements from Babil Provincial Council chairman As'ad al-Musalmawi asserting that Babil's security is stable and that no one will be allowed to shake it, that terrorism will not be allowed to return through Jurf al-Nasr, and that the residents of Jurf al-Nasr are part of Babil and no one will be permitted to belittle the martyrs' blood. The statements appear only on AAH's own broadcaster in the supplied evidence, with no other channel carrying them and no operational detail attached, which caps the rung at credible.
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official11 Aug, 17:50
“The security situation in Babil is good and stable and we will not allow anyone to destabilise the governorate's security.”
الوضع الأمني في بابل جيد ومستقر ولن نسمح لأي أحد بزعزعة أمن المحافظة
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official11 Aug, 17:53
“The residents of Jurf al-Nasr are part of Babil and we will not allow anyone to belittle the martyrs' blood.”
سكان جرف النصر جزء من بابل ولن نسمح لأي أحد الاستهانة بدماء الشهداء
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official11 Aug, 17:55
“We will not allow the return of the terrorism that used to pass through Jurf al-Nasr into Babil governorate again.”
لن نسمح بعودة الإرهاب الذي كان يمر عبر جرف النصر لمحافظة بابل مجددا
a named security measure or deployment around Jurf al-Nasr; a follow-on statement naming returnees, tribes or a specific party to be barred; a competing Babil or federal statement on returns to the area; any claim of responsibility for an incident in the corridor — any of these moves this file.