On 19 August, Watan TV (Badr Organization — affiliated) quoted Badr Organization leader Muhammad Mahdi al-Bayati saying there would be no American withdrawal and no weapons handover on 30 September. Half an hour earlier, Al-Ghadeer TV (Badr Organization — official) had carried the National Security Adviser stating the government continues implementing its security program to restrict weapons to the hands of the state. Al-Ittijah TV (KH — official) ran correspondent reports from Wasit and Salah al-Din the same afternoon framing withdrawal of the resistance's weapons as bringing terrorism back to liberated areas. The two Badr items are the independent lines that support this finding; neither has outside corroboration in the collected material.
- Al-Ghadeer TVBadr Organization — official19 Aug, 17:06
“National Security Adviser Qasim al-Araji: The government continues implementing the decisions of its security program concerning restricting weapons to the hands of the state.”
مستشار الأمن القومي قاسم العبودي: الحكومة مستمرة بتنفيذ مقررات برنامجها الأمني المتعلق بحصر السلاح بيد الدولة
- Al-Ittijah TVKH — official19 Aug, 17:07
“Al-Ittijah correspondent in Salah al-Din: Residents categorically reject attempts to return terrorism to the liberated areas and withdraw the resistance's weapons.”
مراسل (الاتجاه) في صلاح الدين: الأهالي يرفضون بشكل قاطع محاولات إعادة الإرهاب إلى المناطق المحررة وسحب سلاح المقاومة
- Watan TVBadr Organization — affiliated19 Aug, 17:32
“Badr Organization leader Muhammad Mahdi al-Bayati: No American withdrawal and no weapons surrender on 30 September.”
القيادي في منظمة بدر محمد مهدي البياتي: لا خروج للأميركان ولا تسليم للسلاح في 30 ايلول
- Al-Ittijah TVKH — official19 Aug, 17:33
“"A betrayal of the martyrs' blood" — Al-Ittijah correspondent in Wasit: The governorate strongly condemns attempts to return terrorism to Jurf al-Nasr and withdraw the resistance's weapons.”
"خيانة لدماء الشهداء" مراسل (الاتجاه) في واسط: المحافظة تستنكر بشدة محاولات إعادة الإرهاب إلى جرف النصر وسحب سلاح المقاومة
A named date — 30 September — now sits in Badr-linked media as the point at which a handover is being refused, while the same organization's official channel carries the government affirming the opposite program.