On 4 September, Sabereen News (KH — affiliated), Al-Ghadeer TV (Badr Organization — official) and Watan TV (Badr Organization — affiliated) published identical wording that PMF forces detected and confronted ISIS elements near Birsban village in Altun Kupri, Kirkuk. The posts named no PMF formation and supplied no casualties, equipment losses or other operational details.
- Sabereen NewsKH — affiliated05 Sept, 01:15
“The Popular Mobilization Forces confront a group of ISIS terrorist gangs after detecting them on the outskirts of Birsban village in Altun Kupri district, Kirkuk province.”
الحشد الشعبي يتصدى لمجموعة من عصابات داعش الإرهابية بعد رصدهم في أطراف قرية «بيرسباني» ضمن ناحية ألتون كوبري بمحافظة كركوك.
- Al-Ghadeer TVBadr Organization — official05 Sept, 01:28
“The Popular Mobilization Forces confront a group of ISIS terrorist gangs after detecting them on the outskirts of Birsban village in Altun Kupri district, Kirkuk province.”
الحشد الشعبي يتصدى لمجموعة من عصابات داعش الإرهابية بعد رصدهم في أطراف قرية «بيرسباني» ضمن ناحية ألتون كوبري بمحافظة كركوك.
- Watan TVBadr Organization — affiliated05 Sept, 01:41
“The Popular Mobilization Forces confront a group of ISIS terrorist gangs after detecting them on the outskirts of Birsban village in Altun Kupri district, Kirkuk province.”
الحشد الشعبي يتصدى لمجموعة من عصابات داعش الإرهابية بعد رصدهم في أطراف قرية «بيرسباني» ضمن ناحية ألتون كوبري بمحافظة كركوك.
Badr media’s adoption broadened the report from KH-affiliated carriage to cross-faction carriage, but all three sources retained the generic PMF attribution rather than identifying a participating formation.