On 6 September, Unit 10,000 (KH — affiliated) and Al-Nujaba TV (Nujaba — official) reported that the body of Iraqi Army Brigadier General Hilal Matar Saleh al-Ezzi had been recovered after 12 years. Both said he died during fighting on Anbar Island; Unit 10,000 (KH — affiliated) placed the death during the liberation of Anbar from ISIS remnants, while Al-Nujaba TV (Nujaba — official) referred more generally to the liberation battles.
- Unit 10,000KH — affiliated06 Sept, 14:04
“After 12 years missing, the body of Brigadier General Hilal Matar Saleh al-Ezzi was found; he was martyred on Anbar Island during the liberation of Anbar from ISIS remnants.”
بعد 12 عاماً من الفقدان .. العثور على جثمان العميد الركن هلال مطر صالح العزي استشهد في جزيرة الأنبار ابان تحرير الانبار من فلول دا.اعش الارهابية
- Al-Nujaba TVNujaba — official06 Sept, 14:11
“The body of Brigadier General Hilal Matar Saleh al-Ezzi, from Kirkuk, was found; he was martyred on Anbar Island during the liberation battles after being missing for 12 years.”
العثور على جثمان العميد الركن هلال مطر صالح العزي من أهالي كركوك، الذي استشهد في جزيرة الأنبار خلال معارك التحرير بعد 12عام من فقدانه