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Iraq Monitorعين على العراقPrimary-source intelligence · updated 15:43 Baghdad
Militia violence25 Jul, 23:25 BAGHDAD

Badr Organization's own broadcaster carries a named threat naming Britain "a confirmed and legitimate target" over B-1 bomber basing

WHAT HAPPENED

Al-Ghadeer TV, Badr Organization's official owned media, published on 25 July 2026 at 20:25 a red-flagged line attributed to "al-Ameed Mohebbi" (العميد محبي): "recently American B-1 bombers used British airports, and if Britain continues this cooperation it will become a confirmed and legitimate target for us" (فستصبح هدفاً مؤكداً ومشروعاً لنا). The item names no organization behind the pronoun "us," gives no date, place or unit, and Badr Organization issued no statement of its own endorsing or explaining it. No other tracked actor with active coverage — AAH's Al-Ahad TV, KH's Al-Ittijah TV, KSS's iNEWS, Harakat al-Jihad wal-Bina's Al-Janoub TV, Ansar Allah al-Awfiya's FAA channel or the Ashab al-Kahf-linked Shabab al-Islam — was observed carrying this quote in the collected window.

WHY IT MATTERS

Explicit language about a NATO member becoming a legitimate target, hosted on the official channel of a party whose members hold senior Iraqi security posts, widens the declared threat set beyond the United States and creates diplomatic exposure for Baghdad regardless of who spoke the words.

EVIDENCE · INTERCEPTED CHANNEL MESSAGE
View the original message (Arabic)🔴 العميد محبي: مؤخراً استخدمت قاذفات B-1 الأميركية مطارات بريطانية وإذا واصلت بريطانيا هذا التعاون فستصبح هدفاً مؤكداً ومشروعاً لنا
Published as evidence, not endorsement
Badr Organization's own broadcaster carries a named threat naming Britain "a confirmed and legitimate target" over B-1 bomber basing · Iraq Monitor