At 19:34 on 12 August, Al-Kornet al-Kata'ibi (KSS — affiliated) relayed a France Presse report, sourced to two unnamed Iraqi sources, that Prime Minister al-Zaydi had told political leaders he was ready for "confrontation" and "clash" with factions holding onto their weapons if they kept refusing cooperation after the deadline expires. Four minutes earlier, iNEWS (KSS — affiliated) carried commentator Leith al-Jazairi al-Masari saying "prepare for bad events before 30 September" and that America would not withdraw easily, followed at 19:34 by al-Masari addressing the American side over the withdrawal date. The confrontation claim rests on two anonymous sources in a press report relayed by a faction channel; no official Iraqi confirmation and no faction response appear in the collected material.
- iNEWSKSS — affiliated12 Aug, 22:30
“Prepare for bad events before 30 September! Al-Masari warns: America will not withdraw easily”
استعدوا لأحداث سيئة قبل 30 أيلول ! .. المساري يحذر: أمريكا لن تنسحب بسهولة
- iNEWSKSS — affiliated12 Aug, 22:34
“Al-Masari addresses the American side on the withdrawal date: your lies do not pass here”
المساري يخاطب الجانب الأمريكي بشأن موعد الانسحاب: أكاذيبك ما تعبر عليه
- Al-Kornet al-Kata'ibiKSS — affiliated12 Aug, 22:34
“Two Iraqi sources to France Presse: al-Zaydi informed political leaders of his readiness for "confrontation" and "clash" with the factions holding onto their weapons if they insist on refusing cooperation after the deadline expires”
مصدران عراقيان لـ"فرانس برس": الزيدي أبلغ القادة السياسيين استعداده لـ"المواجهة" و"الصدام" مع الفصائل المتمسكة بسلاحها إن أصرت على رفض التعاون بعد انقضاء المهلة
A faction-affiliated channel amplifying a reported prime-ministerial readiness to "clash" with armed factions puts a state-versus-faction confrontation scenario into the muqawama's own information space with a fixed date attached.