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Iraq Monitorعين على العراقPrimary-source intelligence · updated 15:43 Baghdad
Internal Iraqi affairs25 Jul, 19:42 BAGHDAD

Badr-affiliated Watan TV runs a documents-based attack on the Health Ministry over unhired medical graduates, rejecting the deficit excuse

WHAT HAPPENED

Watan TV, a Badr Organization-affiliated outlet, broadcast Zayn al-Abidin al-Jubouri, presented as representative of the medical professions group, at 16:20 and 16:42 UTC on 25 July 2026. He stated that the budget allocated for graduates of 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 is "one and a half trillion" dinars and that "the financial deficit is not a reason for not appointing the graduates," and asked "with the documents, the Health Ministry writes demanding the requirement — so where is the surplus?" No other tracked actor carried this line in the collected window.

WHY IT MATTERS

Public accusation over an unspent 1.5 trillion dinar allocation gives Badr leverage over Health Ministry appointment decisions affecting several graduating cohorts, which is state capture conducted through employment rather than through arms.

EVIDENCE · INTERCEPTED CHANNEL MESSAGE
View the original message (Arabic)زين العابدين الجبوري : بالوثائق كتب وزارة الصحة تطالب بالاحتياج ..اذن اين الفائض ؟ #الو_وطن
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