Muhannad al-Aqabi, media director of the Popular Mobilization Commission, posted on 17 August that Abbas al-Yaqoubi, the Baghdad Belt intelligence official, had been handed to the Commission's General Security Directorate to follow his legal procedures with the judiciary, adding "anything with the judiciary is not lost, God willing". The statement was carried within roughly an hour by channels tied to five different factions, and Al-Ghadeer TV (Badr Organization — official) separately reported the government spokesman saying the arrest of Abbas Husayn al-Yaqoubi was made under a judicial order. Two independent lines therefore support the event — the Commission's own media director and the government spokesman — while the man's factional affiliation rests on a single channel.
- Shabab al-IslamAshab al-Kahf — owned/non-official media17 Aug, 20:49
“The Popular Mobilization media director publishes on the arrest of the reconnaissance official in the Harakat al-Nujaba faction, Mr. Abbas Husayn Matar al-Yaqoubi.”
مدير إعلام الحشد الشعبي ينشر بشأن اعتقال مسؤول الاستطلاع في فصيل حركة النجباء السيد عباس حسين مطر اليعقوبي.
- Al-Nujaba TVNujaba — official owned media17 Aug, 20:49
“The Baghdad Belt intelligence official, Mr. Abbas al-Yaqoubi, was handed to the General Security Directorate of the Hashd to follow his legal procedures with the judiciary.”
تم تسليم مسؤول استخبارات حزام بغداد، السيد عباس اليعقوبي، إلى المديرية العامة لأمن الحشـ ـد لمتابعة إجراءاته القانونية مع القضاء
- Jehad Brothers TeamNujaba — affiliated/aligned media17 Aug, 20:55
“Popular Mobilization Commission media directorate: The Baghdad Belt intelligence official, Mr. Abbas al-Yaqoubi, was handed to the General Security Directorate of the Hashd.”
مديرية إعلام هيئة الحشد الشعبي: تم تسليم مسؤول استخبارات حزام بغداد، السيد عباس اليعقوبي، إلى المديرية العامة لأمن الحشـد
- Al-Ghadeer TVBadr Organization — official owned media17 Aug, 21:33
“Government spokesman: The arrest of Abbas Husayn al-Yaqoubi was carried out under a judicial order.”
المتحدث باسم الحكومة : اعتقال عباس حسين اليعقوبي تم بموجب أمر قضائي
- Al-Ghadeer TVBadr Organization — official owned media17 Aug, 21:40
“Popular Mobilization Commission media director Muhannad al-Aqabi: The Baghdad Belt intelligence official, Mr. Abbas al-Yaqoubi, was handed to the General Security Directorate of the Hashd.”
مدير اعلام هيئة الحشد الشعبي مهند العقابي : تم تسليم مسؤول استخبارات حزام بغداد، السيد عباس اليعقوبي، إلى المديرية العامة لأمن الحشد
- iNEWSKSS — affiliated/aligned media17 Aug, 21:41
“Handover of the Hashd's Baghdad Belt intelligence official to the General Directorate of Security to pursue legal procedures.”
تسليم مسؤول استخبارات حزام بغداد في الحشد الى المديرية العامة للأمن لمتابعة الاجراءات القانونية
An intelligence post covering the Baghdad Belt is a sensitive placement, and the one channel that attached a faction to the man is not one of that faction's own.