Starting at 23:16 on 13 August, Sabereen News (KH — affiliated) reported drones over Erbil and continuous explosions, then over the next 35 minutes reported repeated blasts near Erbil airport and the American-run Harir base, a direct hit on an American army position, ongoing explosions, and the airport's closure, adding that neither Patriot nor what it called the "Siram" system was activated and that only American warplanes tried to engage the drones. Al-Ittijah TV (KH — official), Shabab al-Islam (Ashab al-Kahf — owned/non-official), Al-Ghadeer TV and Watan TV (Badr Organization — official and affiliated) and Jehad Brothers Team (Nujaba — affiliated) carried the same event inside the same window, with Shabab al-Islam adding that a hotel housing members of the American forces was struck and Jehad Brothers Team posting what it called footage of the attack. No supplied item states which group carried out the attack, and there is no outside coverage of it in the material collected; the desk's own drone footage review of the posted clips could not identify drones, explosions or locations.
- Shabab al-IslamAshab al-Kahf — owned/non-official media14 Aug, 02:27
“Explosions heard near Erbil airport and the American Harir base.”
🔸سماع دوي انفجارات قرب مطار أربيل وقاعدة حرير الأمريكية.
- Sabereen NewsKH — affiliated/aligned media14 Aug, 02:18
“Drones in the skies of Erbil and continuous explosions heard.”
طائرات مسيّرة في سماء اربيل وسماع دوي انفجارات مستمرة
- Sabereen NewsKH — affiliated/aligned media14 Aug, 02:33
“Neither the Siram system nor the Patriot was activated in the interception; only American enemy warplanes tried to counter the drones.”
لم يتم تفعيل منظومة السيرام ولا الباتريوت في عملية الاعتراض طائرات حربية للعدو الامريكي فقط حاولت التصدي للمسيرات
- Sabereen NewsKH — affiliated/aligned media14 Aug, 02:42
“God is greatest — a direct hit on a site of the American enemy army in Erbil, northern Iraq.”
الله اكبر اصابة مباشرة لموقع لجيش العدو الأمريكي في اربيل شمال العراق
- Al-Ittijah TVKH — official owned media14 Aug, 02:31
“A drone attack targets the bases of the American occupation in Erbil.”
هجوم بالطائرات المسيرة يستهدف قواعد الاحتلال الاميركي في اربيل
- Al-Ittijah TVKH — official owned media14 Aug, 02:38
“Erbil airport closed as a result of a drone attack that targeted the American occupation base near it.”
اغلاق مطار اربيل جراء هجوم بالطائرات المسيرة استهدف قاعدة الاحتلال الاميركي بالقرب منه
- Shabab al-IslamAshab al-Kahf — owned/non-official media14 Aug, 02:47
“The targeting of a hotel inside which there are members of the American forces in Erbil, northern Iraq.”
🔸استهداف فندق يتواجد بداخله عناصر من القوات الأمريكية في أربيل شمالي العراق
- Jehad Brothers TeamNujaba — affiliated/aligned media14 Aug, 02:50
“Footage from the attack on Erbil. O God, increase and bless the humiliation of your enemies.”
♦️ مشاهد من الهجوم على أربيل. اللهم زد وبارك في ذل أعدائك
Four networks converged on American bases at Erbil airport and Harir as the subject within the same hour while none of them attached a group name to the attack, so the escalation is visible in the messaging before any actor is accountable for it.