Between 07:21 and 07:38 UTC on 4 August 2026, iNEWS (KSS — affiliated) and Al-Nujaba TV (Nujaba — official) posted urgent-tagged graphics attributing three lines to a speaker they name only as "Sheikh Qasim": a call to prepare for a major battle, a statement that those engaging in and implementing the Israeli project against the resistance, its people and the homeland will be confronted as the enemy is confronted, and an account of September 2024 — the killing of Sayyed Nasrallah and other leaders, the pager operation, strikes on capabilities — answered by the "Awli al-Baas" operation. Both channels present the words as quotation; neither adds an Iraqi target, timetable or commitment of its own. Two channels carried it and no external reporting of the underlying speech is in hand, which is why this sits at the credible rung rather than higher — the fact of the carriage is established, the speaker's identity is not.
- Al-Nujaba TVNujaba — official owned media04 Aug, 10:21
“Sheikh Qasim: The objective in September 2024 was to end the resistance. They began by killing our master and beloved Sayyed Nasrallah and the martyred leaders, the pager operation, and striking capabilities in a brutal action to end the resistance, but we confronted them in the 'Awli al-Baas' operation.”
الشيخ قاسم: كان الهدف في أيلول 2024 إنهاء المقاومة وبدأوا بقتل سيدنا وحبيبنا السيد نصر الله والقادة الشهداء وعملية البيجر وضرب القدرات بعمل وحشي لإنهاء المقاومة لكننا واجهناهم في عملية "اولي البأس"
- iNEWSKSS — affiliated/aligned media04 Aug, 10:21
“Prepare for a major battle. They expected it would end the resistance, but they were surprised by the preparation, the popular rallying, and the strength of the resistance fighters.”
أعدوا لمعركة كبرى كانوا يتوقعون أنها هي ستنهي المقاومة لكن فوجئوا بالإعداد والالتفاف الشعبي وقوة المقاومين
- iNEWSKSS — affiliated/aligned media04 Aug, 10:38
“We will confront those who engage in the Israeli project and implement its steps against the resistance, its people and our homeland, just as we confront the enemy.”
سنواجه من ينخرط في المشروع الإسرائيلي وينفذ خطواته ضد المقاومة وشعبها ووطننا كما نواحه العدو