On September 1, iNEWS (KSS — affiliated/aligned media) reported that al-Zaydi ordered posthumous promotions for Brigadier Hisham Tala'a and serviceman Khalid Lafta and praised their sacrifices “in the cause of enforcing the law.” The report does not state when, where or how either man died, and no independent account of their deaths was supplied.
- iNEWSKSS — affiliated/aligned media01 Sept, 16:40
“Al-Zaydi directs the promotion of the two martyrs, Brigadier Hisham Tala'a and serviceman Khalid Lafta, and praises their sacrifices in the cause of enforcing the law.”
الزيدي يوجه بترقية الشهيدين العميد هشام طلاع والمنتسب خالد لفتة ويشيد بتضحياتهما في سبيل فرض القانون
through September 4, official confirmation of both promotions, identification of the death incident, or a KSS statement connecting either man to combat or an operation; any of these moves this file.