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New23 Aug, 23:33 BAGHDAD

KSS and AAH outlets differ on PMF law's stage

WHAT HAPPENED

Three faction outlets carried the Popular Mobilization Forces law within an hour on the evening of 23 August. iNEWS (KSS — affiliated) twice quoted Sadiqoun MP Qaisar al-Jurani saying parliament is waiting for the government to send the law so it can pass it, and reported that cabinet vacancies and the law were both nearing final steps; Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official) carried Israa al-Hujaimi saying the law will be approved in the current term and an analyst saying the prime minister withdrew it because of the age of PMF leaders; Al-Nujaba TV (Nujaba — official) carried the Ishraqat Kanun bloc announcing support for passing the law and preserving the rights of martyrs and fighters. The rung is credible for what each outlet said — the captions are explicit and mutually visible — but no outlet in the window shows the government having submitted anything.

WHO CARRIED IT · EVERY MESSAGE, LINKED
  1. iNEWSKSS — affiliated23 Aug, 22:51

    “Al-Jurani to iNEWS: parliament is waiting for the government to send the Popular Mobilization Forces law in order to pass it.”

    الجوراني لـ"آي نيوز": البرلمان ينتظر إرسال قانون الحشد الشعبي من الحكومة لتمريره

  2. Al-Ahad TVAAH — official23 Aug, 22:54

    “The Popular Mobilization Forces law will be approved in the current parliamentary term.”

    قانون الحشد الشعبي سيقر في الدورة الحالية

  3. Al-Ahad TVAAH — official23 Aug, 22:54

    “Al-Sudani withdrew the PMF law because of the age of the PMF leadership.”

    السوداني سحب قانون الحشد بسبب سن القيادات في الحشد

  4. iNEWSKSS — affiliated23 Aug, 23:15

    “Agreement on settling the cabinet vacancies... the Popular Mobilization Forces law nears its final steps.”

    توافق على حسم شواغر الكابينة الوزارية.. قانون الحشد الشعبي يقارب الخطوات النهائية

  5. Al-Nujaba TVNujaba — official23 Aug, 23:33

    “Ishraqat Kanun announces its support for passing the PMF law and preserving the rights of the martyrs and the fighters.”

    إشراقة كانون تعلن دعمها لتمرير قانون الحشد وحفظ حقوق الشهداء والمقاتلين

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

The law fixes the Popular Mobilization Forces' legal status, pensions and command arrangements, and the divergence over its stage shows no faction in this window can point to a government text actually before parliament.

THE MESSAGE IN FULL · THE DESK’S OWN COPY
View the original message (Arabic)النائب قيصر الجوراني: البرلمان ينتظر إرسال قانون الحشد الشعبي من الحكومة لتمريره #اي_نيوز أ.أ
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