Within a two-minute span late on 9 August, Falih al-Khazali (KSS — Muntasirun bloc) appeared on two channels at once. iNEWS (KSS — affiliated) carried him calling the targeting of the PMF unacceptable aggression and demanding a decisive national position; Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official), on its "Nisf Daira" programme, carried him urging the government to send the PMF retirement law to parliament and addressing Zaydi directly. The rung is credible: two channels under different actors carry the same speaker with consistent wording, though the strike he refers to has no independent line in the collected material.
- iNEWSKSS — affiliated10 Aug, 01:10
“Targeting the PMF is unacceptable aggression and we demand a decisive national position.”
استهداف الحشد عدوان مرفوض ونطالب بموقف وطني حاسم
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official10 Aug, 01:11
“He hopes the government will send the PMF retirement law to parliament… and addresses Zaydi: leave a mark for the members.”
يتمنى على الحكومة إرسال قانون تقاعد الحشد للبرلمان… ويخاطب الزيدي: اترك بصمة للمنتسبين
The reported attack on the PMF is being used by both blocs as leverage on the same piece of legislation, which raises the political cost to the government of leaving the PMF retirement bill off the parliamentary agenda.