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New21 Aug, 23:27 BAGHDAD

Three militia channels run the same energy-corruption forecast within two minutes

WHAT HAPPENED

Between 20:26 and 20:28 on 21 August, three militia-linked channels posted the same sentence attributed to former Electricity Ministry spokesman Ahmad Musa: that the energy file has drained the state and that larger figures will emerge in corruption files during the al-Zaidi government. Sabereen News posted first, then Unit 10,000, then Shabab al-Islam. The wording is materially identical across all three; the allegation is Musa's and names no officials, contracts or sums.

WHO CARRIED IT · EVERY MESSAGE, LINKED
  1. Sabereen NewsKH — affiliated/aligned media21 Aug, 23:26

    “Former Electricity Ministry spokesman Ahmad Musa: The energy file has drained the state, and during the al-Zaidi government larger figures will emerge in the corruption files.”

    المتحدث السابق لوزارة الكهرباء أحمد موسى: ملف الطاقة استنزف الدولة، وخلال حكومة الزيدي ستظهر أرقاماً أكبر بملفات الفساد

  2. Unit 10,000KH — affiliated/aligned media21 Aug, 23:27

    “Former Electricity Ministry spokesman Ahmad Musa: The energy file has drained the state, and during the al-Zaidi government larger figures will emerge in the corruption files.”

    المتحدث السابق لوزارة الكهرباء أحمد موسى ملف الطاقة استنزف الدولة، وخلال حكومة الزيدي ستظهر أرقاماً أكبر بملفات الفساد

  3. Shabab al-IslamAshab al-Kahf — owned/non-official media21 Aug, 23:27

    “Former Electricity Ministry spokesman Ahmad Musa: The energy file has drained the state, and during the al-Zaidi government larger figures will emerge in the corruption files.”

    المتحدث السابق لوزارة الكهرباء أحمد موسى: ملف الطاقة استنزف الدولة، وخلال حكومة الزيدي ستظهر أرقاماً أكبر بملفات الفساد.

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

An accountability line aimed at the energy file and pre-emptively at the incoming al-Zaidi government is circulating simultaneously in two faction media networks, which is how leverage over ministries and appointments is built before it is exercised.

THE MESSAGE IN FULL · THE DESK’S OWN COPY
View the original message (Arabic)🔸#محلي المتحدث السابق لوزارة الكهرباء أحمد موسى: ملف الطاقة استنزف الدولة، وخلال حكومة الزيدي ستظهر أرقاماً أكبر بملفات الفساد.
Kept as posted — a channel can delete a message; this copy stays.