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New12 Aug, 14:42 BAGHDAD

KSS channel brands governor "Erdogan's governor," deal treason

WHAT HAPPENED

iNEWS, KSS-affiliated media, posted on 12 August 2026 remarks attributed to Alaa al-Khatib stating that Simaan is "Erdogan's governor and not an Iraqi governor" and that "the latest agreement is treason." The post carries no further detail on which agreement is meant, which province is at issue, or Alaa al-Khatib's own affiliation, and the supplied registry does not list him. This rests on one channel and one statement, with no second line of support in the collected material.

WHO CARRIED IT · EVERY MESSAGE, LINKED

iNEWSKSS — affiliated12 Aug, 14:42
“Simaan is "Erdogan's" governor and not an Iraqi governor, and the latest agreement is treason”
سمعان هو محافظ "اردوغان" وليس محافظا عراقيا والاتفاقية الأخيرة خيانة

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

WATCH

Watch: identification of the agreement and the governor named, a second faction channel carrying the same wording, an official KSS statement adopting or dropping the "treason" framing, or an Iraqi provincial or federal response to the accusation — any of these moves this file.

THE MESSAGE IN FULL · THE DESK’S OWN COPY

View the original message (Arabic)

علاء الخطيب: سمعان هو محافظ "اردوغان" وليس محافظا عراقيا والاتفاقية الأخيرة خيانة #اي_نيوز #م_ع

Kept as posted — a channel can delete a message; this copy stays.