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New23 Aug, 14:19 BAGHDAD

KH MP ties any weapons talk to end of occupation

WHAT HAPPENED

In a live interview from the Council of Representatives carried by Al-Ittijah TV (KH — official) on 23 August between 11:15 and 11:19 GMT, Huquq bloc MP Miqdad al-Khafaji said that when all forms of occupation and violations end, resistance weapons can be discussed, and in the same sequence said he doubts the possibility of all occupying US forces withdrawing from Iraq. The two statements were posted forty-two seconds apart on the channel's own feed. The rung is credible: the words come from KH's own official channel with an on-screen lower third naming the speaker and his bloc, and nothing in the window contradicts them, but the desk has only the channel's own rendering of the interview and audio was not assessed.

WHO CARRIED IT · EVERY MESSAGE, LINKED
  1. Al-Ittijah TVKH — official owned media23 Aug, 14:17

    Al-Khafaji to Al-Ittijah: when all forms of occupation and violations end, resistance weapons can be discussed.

    الخفاجي لـ(الاتجاه): عندما تنتهي كل أشكال الاحتلال والانتهاكات يمكن الحديث عن سلاح المقاومة

  2. Al-Ittijah TVKH — official owned media23 Aug, 14:18

    Al-Khafaji to Al-Ittijah: we doubt the possibility of all occupying US forces withdrawing from Iraq.

    الخفاجي لـ(الاتجاه): نشكك بإمكانية انسحاب جميع القوات الأميركية المحتلة من العراق

In posting order. Translated by the desk, published as evidence — not endorsement.
WHY IT MATTERS

The condition, stated on KH's own channel by its parliamentary bloc's MP, is the group's public terms for any disarmament discussion, and it is stated alongside doubt that those terms can be satisfied.

THE MESSAGE IN FULL · THE DESK’S OWN COPY
View the original message (Arabic)الخفاجي لـ(الاتجاه): نشكك بإمكانية انسحاب جميع القوات الأميركية المحتلة من العراق #قناة_الاتجاه #للحقيقة_اتجاه_واحد
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