On the evening of 14 August, Al-Ghadeer TV (Badr Organization — official) posted the Border Crossings Authority line claiming unprecedented revenues above 500 billion dinars for July. Two minutes later Watan TV (Badr Organization — affiliated) carried the identical figure attributed by name to al-Waeli, with a studio image of the speaker. No other tracked faction outlet in the collected window carried the revenue figure.
- Al-Ghadeer TVBadr Organization — official14 Aug, 21:42
“Border Crossings: we achieved unprecedented revenues exceeding 500 billion dinars during last July.”
المنافذ الحدودية : حققنا إيرادات غير مسبوقة تجاوزت الـ 500 مليار دينار خلال تموز الماضي
- Watan TVBadr Organization — affiliated14 Aug, 21:47
“Al-Waeli: we achieved unprecedented revenues exceeding 500 billion dinars during last July.”
الوائلي: حققنا إيرادات غير مسبوقة تجاوزت الـ 500 مليار دينار خلال تموز الماضي
Border crossings are among the largest non-oil revenue streams in Iraqi state hands, and a faction's media claiming credit for their receipts is a claim on the institution that collects them.