Overnight, Hamid al-Musawi, spokesman for the Badr parliamentary bloc, alleged that three Kurdistan Regional Government brigades within the Border Guard receive salaries from Baghdad and described Peshmerga and Kurdistan security-force numbers as “shocking.” Al-Ghadeer TV (Badr Organization — official) separately carried his allegation that Peshmerga personnel living in Germany receive Baghdad salaries; no Iraqi authority corroborated the allegations.
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official11 Sept, 03:04
“Badr parliamentary bloc spokesman Hamid al-Musawi presents a “shocking” statistic on the numbers of Peshmerga and security forces in Kurdistan.”
المتحدث باسم كتلة بدر حامد الموسوي ينقل إحصائية "صادمة" لأعداد البيشمركة والقوات الأمنية في كردستان
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official11 Sept, 03:06
“Badr spokesman Hamid al-Musawi: Three brigades belonging to the Kurdistan Regional Government within the Border Guard receive salaries from Baghdad.”
المتحدث باسم بدر حامد الموسوي: ثلاثة ألوية تابعة لحكومة كردستان ضمن حرس الحدود تتقاضى الرواتب من بغداد
- Al-Ghadeer TVBadr Organization — official11 Sept, 03:23
“Hamid al-Musawi, spokesman for the Badr parliamentary bloc, in an “exclusive statement”: Some Peshmerga personnel receive salaries from Baghdad while they are in Germany.”
المتحدث باسم كتلة بدر البرلمانية حامد الموسوي بـ"تصريح خاص": يوجد عناصر من البيشمركة يتقاضون رواتب من بغداد وهم في المانيا
The two formulations broaden Badr’s challenge to Kurdish security arrangements from command and party affiliation to the use of federal salary funds.