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Story update16 Sept, 20:38 BAGHDAD

Iraqi Defence Ministry rejects Saudi strike cable

THE FILE5 SIGNALS · OPENED 16 Sept
  1. 16 Sept, 20:29Iraqi Defence Ministry denies alleged Saudi PMF-targeting cable
  2. 16 Sept, 21:44Iraqi Defence Ministry rejects Saudi strike cable
  3. 17 Sept, 14:42Al-Quds broadens the Defence Ministry’s Saudi cable denial
  4. 17 Sept, 16:42Iraqi Defence Ministry denies cable alleging Saudi strike plan on PMF
  5. 17 Sept, 19:43Iraqi Defence Ministry denies Saudi strike cable as baseless
WHAT HAPPENED

On 16 September, the Iraqi Defence Ministry said a circulated cable alleging Saudi plans to strike PMF headquarters was forged. The ministry said the allegation was not based on any official Defence Ministry document or source and urged media and social-media users not to circulate it.

WHO CARRIED IT · EVERY MESSAGE, LINKED
  1. Shafaqna Iraq16 Sept, 20:38

    “The circulated cable about Saudi Arabia’s intention to target the Popular Mobilization Forces is forged; the allegation is false and is not based on any document or official source issued by the Defence Ministry.”

    البرقية المتداولة حول نية السعودية استهداف الحشد الشعبي مزورة... عارٍ عن الصحة، ولا يستند إلى أي وثيقة أو مصدر رسمي صادر عن وزارة الدفاع

In posting order. Translated by the desk, published as evidence — not endorsement.
WATCH — WHAT WOULD MOVE THIS FILE

publication of the alleged cable, an Iraqi investigation into its origin, a Saudi response, or a militia channel challenging the ministry by 19 September; any of these moves this file.