On 3 September, Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official) captioned guest Salam Adel, whose role was not provided, as holding the PMF Commission presidency responsible for deaths. The caption said the presidency erred in its intelligence and security assessment when notification of the aggression arrived, but it did not identify the deaths, the alleged aggressor or the underlying incident; the clip’s audio was not assessed.
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official03 Sept, 03:06
“Salam Adel holds the PMF Commission presidency responsible for the deaths: it made an intelligence and security assessment error when notification of the aggression arrived.”
سلام عادل يحمّل رئاسة هيئة الحشد مسؤولية سقوط الشهداء: اخطأت في التقدير الاستخباري والامني عندما وصل التبليغ بالعدوان
a PMF Commission response, identification of the incident, or repetition or rejection by a named faction by 6 September 00:07 UTC would establish whether the criticism develops into a wider internal dispute; any of these moves this file.