On 6 October, Unit 10,000 (KH — affiliated/aligned media) and Shabab al-Islam (Ashab al-Kahf — owned/non-official media) reported a wide arrest campaign in Basra against people who had burned American and Israeli flags and an image of US President Donald Trump the previous day. Reconstruction and Development Coalition political-bureau member Muhammad al-Mutlaibi, speaking on Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official owned media), separately called burning another country’s flag unacceptable and said it could draw Iraq into an economic crisis. The Basra arrests remain an unverified allegation.
- Unit 10,000KH — affiliated/aligned media06 Oct, 21:30
“A wide arrest campaign in Basra governorate affected a number of people over their participation yesterday in burning the American and Zionist flags and an image of criminal Trump.”
حملة اعتقالات واسعة في محافظة البصرة طالت عددًا من الأشخاص على خلفية مشاركتهم يوم أمس، في حرق العلم الأمريكي والصهيوني وصورة المجرم ترامب
- Shabab al-IslamAshab al-Kahf — owned/non-official media06 Oct, 21:36
“A wide arrest campaign in Basra governorate affected a number of people over their participation yesterday in burning the American and Zionist flags and an image of criminal Trump.”
حملة اعتقالات واسعة في محافظة البصرة طالت عددًا من الأشخاص على خلفية مشاركتهم يوم أمس، في حرق العلم الأمريكي والصهيوني وصورة المجرم ترامب.
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media06 Oct, 21:52
“Burning another country’s flag is unacceptable conduct... Burning another country’s flag draws Iraq into an economic crisis.”
حرق علم دولة اخرى تصرف غير مقبول ... حرق علم دولة اخرى اقحام للعراق بازمة اقتصادية
The named channels’ arrest reporting and the guest’s criticism address different aspects of the flag controversy; they do not establish an inter-faction dispute over the Basra arrests.