On 2–3 September, Al-Ghadeer TV (Badr Organization — official), iNEWS (KSS — affiliated) and Al-Janoub TV (Harakat al-Jihad wal-Bina — official) reported gunfire at a PMF position in Tun Koubri, north of Kirkuk. Their reports converged on one PMF fighter killed and another wounded, but the supplied messages did not identify the assailant or provide a formal PMF account.
- Al-Ghadeer TVBadr Organization — official03 Sept, 02:40
“Gunfire at a Popular Mobilization Forces position in the Tun Koubri area north of Kirkuk.”
إطلاق نار على نقطة تابعة للحشد الشعبي في منطقة التون كوبري شمالي كركوك
- iNEWSKSS — affiliated03 Sept, 02:45
“A PMF fighter was killed and another injured by gunfire at a security point in Tun Koubri, Kirkuk.”
استشهاد مقاتل وإصابة آخر من الحشد الشعبي بإطلاق نار على نقطة أمنية في التون كوبري بكركوك
- Al-Ghadeer TVBadr Organization — official03 Sept, 02:45
“A Popular Mobilization Forces member was killed and another injured.”
استشهاد وإصابة أحد منتسبي الحشد الشعبي
- Al-Janoub TVHarakat al-Jihad wal-Bina — official03 Sept, 03:05
“A PMF member became a martyr as a result of the gunfire that targeted the PMF position.”
ارتقاء شهيد من منتسبي الحشد الشعبي جراء إطلاق النار الذي استهدف النقطة التابعة للحشد الشعبي
The cross-faction carriage establishes a common public account of PMF casualties, but responsibility for the attack remains unattributed by every supplied carrier.