On 16 August 2026, Watan TV (Badr Organization — affiliated) aired Fatlawi saying Jurf al-Nasr is held by the Popular Mobilization as part of the security forces and that whoever calls them militias will have dirt put in his mouth, and asking why about twenty-four factions in Kurdistan are not disarmed if only four other factions are wanted. Minutes earlier the same channel aired Sharifi saying weapons monopolization had become a national agreement and does not target those who sacrifice for the homeland. No other tracked actor was observed carrying either formulation, and no press report in the collected window independently recorded the remarks.
- Watan TVBadr Organization — affiliated16 Aug, 22:42
“The monopolization of weapons has become a national agreement and does not target those who sacrifice for the homeland.”
حصر السلاح اصبح اتفاق وطني ولا يستهدف المضحين من اجل الوطن
- Watan TVBadr Organization — affiliated16 Aug, 22:49
“Jurf al-Nasr is in the hands of the Popular Mobilization, which is part of the security forces; whoever calls them militias, we will put dirt in his mouth.”
جرف النصر بيد الحشد الي هم من القوات الامنية والي يكول عنهم ميليشيا نحط تراب بحلگه
- Watan TVBadr Organization — affiliated16 Aug, 22:56
“There are 24 factions in Kurdistan; why do they not disarm them? Do they want only the other four factions?”
24 فصيل فقط في كردستان ليش مينزعون سلاحهم يريدون بس الفصائل الاربعة الاخرى؟
Fatlawi’s wording and Sharifi’s national-agreement wording appeared on the same channel within minutes and were not observed on other tracked actors’ channels in this window.