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NewUpdated · rev 211 Aug, 14:35 BAGHDAD

Khazali says Turkish-trained fighters could advance on Baghdad

WHAT HAPPENED

Watan TV (Badr Organization \ affiliated) carried a caption at 11:35 quoting MP Falih al-Khazali (KSS \ Muntasirun bloc) saying the Turkish army trains militants in Mosul and Kirkuk and that they may advance toward Baghdad as happened in Damascus. The item is a single statement on a single channel, with no named unit, site or date, and visual review shows only a studio setting that cannot substantiate any part of the claim.

WHO CARRIED IT · EVERY MESSAGE, LINKED
  1. Watan TVBadr Organization \ affiliated11 Aug, 14:35

    MP Falih al-Khazali: the Turkish army trains militants in Mosul and Kirkuk, and they may advance toward Baghdad as happened in Damascus.

In posting order. Translated by the desk, published as evidence — not endorsement. A channel name opens the message where it was posted.
WATCH

Watch: a KSS or other faction statement calling for action against Turkish forces or alleged training sites; naming of specific locations or units; an Iraqi government or Turkish response; or other faction channels picking up the Damascus comparison \ any of these moves this file.

THE MESSAGE IN FULL · THE DESK’S OWN COPY
View the original message (Arabic)النائب فالح الخزعلي: الجيش التركي يدرب مسلحين في الموصل وكركوك وقد يزحفون باتجاه بغداد كما حدث في دمشق
Kept as posted — a channel can delete a message; this copy stays.