On 27 September, Al-Nujaba TV (Nujaba — official) publicized a sit-in at Najaf International Airport’s entrance for 28 September at 5 p.m., opposing the restriction on Iranian aircraft landing in Iraq and invoking ties between the two peoples. Earlier that morning, An-Nahar reported wider pressure for airport sit-ins and attributed a call to “break the blockade” to Kataib Hezbollah; it did not attribute the Najaf gathering to that group. The television post establishes a call for a gathering, not that the gathering took place.
- annahar.com27 Sept, 11:49
“Factions close to Tehran raised the pressure from objections and statements to threatened sit-ins inside airports... after Kataib Hezbollah called for what it described as ‘breaking the blockade.’”
الفصائل القريبة من طهران رفعت مستوى الضغط من الاعتراض والبيانات إلى التهديد بالاعتصام داخل المطارات ... بعدما دعت "كتائب حزب الله" إلى ما وصفته بـ"كسر الحصار"
- Al-Nujaba TVNujaba — official27 Sept, 13:38
“Monday, 28 September 2026: a sit-in... to denounce the decision preventing Iranian aircraft from landing in Iraq and [to uphold] ties between the two peoples... at the entrance to Najaf airport, at 5:00 p.m.”
يوم الأثنين 2026/09/28 اعتصام ... لاستنكار قرار منع هبوط الطائرات الإيرانية في العراق والتواصل بين الشعبين ... باب دخول مطار النجف الأشرف | الساعة 05:00 عصراً
The Najaf notice makes the airport a specified venue for pressure over the flight restriction, while the press account places that notice alongside a broader dispute over access to Iranian flights.