On August 24, KSS- and KH-affiliated media alleged that PMF commander Akram al-Tamimi, known as Abu Jaafar, had been taken from his Baghdad home, but they attributed the operation respectively to the National Security Service and Counter-Terrorism Service. KSS-affiliated media also reported an emergency senior-command meeting and calls to demonstrate near the Green Zone. A statement attributed to PMF Media Directorate head Muhannad al-Aqabi subsequently described the incident as a detention-related “confusion” and said Abu Jaafar and the other detainees had been handed to PMF security for judicial follow-up; the supplied evidence confirms the public custody account but not the initial arresting body or legal basis.
- Al-Kornet al-Kata'ibiKSS — affiliated24 Aug, 12:51
“A security cable indicates the National Security Service participated in the abduction of PMF commander Akram al-Tamimi, Abu Jaafar... The Chief of Staff is holding an emergency meeting with all senior leaders... Calls continue for a public demonstration this afternoon toward the Green Zone... The confusion concerning the detention of the PMF brothers has been resolved, and the detainees were hand”
برقية أمنية تفيد بمشاركة جهاز الأمن الوطني في عملية اختطاف القيادي في الحشد الشعبي، أكرم التميمي، «أبو جعفر»... رئيس الأركان يعقد اجتماعًا طارئًا الآن مع جميع القيادات العليا... وتتواصل الدعوات الجماهيرية للتظاهر عصر اليوم باتجاه المنطقة الخضراء... تمت تسوية الالتباس الحاصل بشأن اعتقال الإخوة في الحشد، وتسليم الموقوفين إلى أبطال أمن الحشد الشعبي
- Unit 10,000KH — affiliated24 Aug, 12:55
“Despite the Counter-Terrorism Service’s denial, a security cable indicates the service participated in abducting PMF commander Abu Jaafar... Hajj Abu Jaafar and his companions were handed over to the PMF.”
رغم نفي جهاز مكافحة الارهاب .. برقية امنية تفيد بمشاركة الجهاز في اختطاف القيادي بالحشد الشعبي ابو جعفر... تسلم الحاج ابو جعفر ورفاقه الى هيئة الحشد الشعبي
- Sabereen NewsKH — affiliated24 Aug, 13:49
“The confusion concerning the detention of the PMF brothers has been resolved, and the detainees were handed to PMF security personnel to pursue their case with our fair judiciary.”
تمت تسوية الالتباس الحاصل بشأن اعتقال الإخوة في الحشد، وتسليم الموقوفين إلى أبطال أمن الحشد الشعبي، لمتابعة ملفهم مع قضائنا العادل
The differing agency attributions leave the most consequential part of the incident disputed, while the agreed transfer places the detainees under the PMF’s security and judicial process rather than an identified state agency’s custody.