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New16 Aug, 22:36 BAGHDAD

KSS channels credit al-Walai for wounded Hashd deal

WHAT HAPPENED

On 16 August 2026 S Media (KSS — official) and Al-Kornet al-Kata'ibi (KSS — affiliated) posted identical wording that a group of wounded Popular Mobilization members thanked Hajj al-Walai after their demands were achieved in coordination with the Council of Ministers. No other faction’s channel was observed carrying the thanks, and no cabinet or Popular Mobilization notice in the collected window independently recorded the settlement.

WHO CARRIED IT · EVERY MESSAGE, LINKED
  1. S MediaKSS — official16 Aug, 22:35

    “After their demands were achieved in coordination with the Council of Ministers, a group of wounded Popular Mobilization members present their thanks to Hajj al-Walai.”

    بعد تحقيق مطالبهم بالتنسيق مع مجلس الوزراء.. مجموعة من جرحى الحشد الشعبي يقدمون شكرهم للحاج الولائي

  2. Al-Kornet al-Kata'ibiKSS — affiliated16 Aug, 22:36

    “After their demands were achieved in coordination with the Council of Ministers, a group of wounded Popular Mobilization members present their thanks to Hajj al-Walai.”

    بعد تحقيق مطالبهم بالتنسيق مع مجلس الوزراء.. مجموعة من جرحى الحشد الشعبي يقدمون شكرهم للحاج الولائي

In posting order. Translated by the desk, published as evidence — not endorsement. A channel name opens the message where it was posted.
WATCH

Watch: a cabinet or Popular Mobilization administrative notice naming the benefit by 19 August 2026 would corroborate the settlement; a rival faction claiming the same brokerage, or wounded groups denying the thanks, would move this file.

THE MESSAGE IN FULL · THE DESK’S OWN COPY
View the original message (Arabic)بعد تحقيق مطالبهم بالتنسيق مع مجلس الوزراء.. مجموعة من جرحى الحشد الشعبي يقدمون شكرهم للحاج الولائي
Kept as posted — a channel can delete a message; this copy stays.