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Story updateNew28 Sept, 17:20 BAGHDAD

Nujaba says its Najaf airport sit-in has begun

THE FILE13 SIGNALS · OPENED 25 Sept
  1. 25 Sept, 22:45Kaabi calls for airport sit-ins if Iran flights remain restricted
  2. 26 Sept, 00:47Badr schedules a Tahrir Square gathering
  3. 26 Sept, 01:44Badr bloc spokesman MP Hamed Abbas says flight dispute is nearing resolution
  4. 26 Sept, 10:36Tourism Daily News recasts Kaabi’s Iraqi airport sit-in call as regional threat
  5. 26 Sept, 11:42Kaabi urges Iraqis to prepare for airport sit-ins – Arab Times Kuwait News
  6. 26 Sept, 12:43Kaabi calls on Iraqis to prepare airport sit-ins – Ashab al-Kahf-linked Shabab al-Islam
  7. 26 Sept, 13:45Kaabi calls for airport sit-ins over Iranian flights – KSS-aligned iNEWS
  8. 26 Sept, 23:40Nujaba’s Karbala’un Brigade calls for a Najaf airport sit-in
  9. 27 Sept, 14:41Nujaba-owned Al-Nujaba TV publicizes a Najaf airport sit-in
  10. 27 Sept, 21:39Nujaba urges aviation workers to join Najaf airport sit-in – 964media
  11. 28 Sept, 13:44MP Abbas al-Ulayawi says MPs seek review of Iranian-flight ban – Alsumaria
  12. 28 Sept, 17:49Nujaba says its Najaf airport sit-in has begun
  13. 28 Sept, 19:48Najaf protesters call for demonstrations at Baghdad and Basra airports – Al-Ittijah TV
WHAT HAPPENED

On 28 September, Al-Nujaba TV (Nujaba — official) said a sit-in called by Nujaba and its secretary-general, Akram al-Kaabi, had begun at Najaf International Airport’s gate; its image shows a crowd near a sign reading “Najaf International Airport.” It also reported that the Karbalaiyun Brigade organized a march in Muthanna and that a gathering in Wasit answered al-Kaabi’s call. KH- and KSS-linked outlets reported airport protests against the Iranian-flight restriction; Al-Ittijah TV (KH — official) separately reported Najaf MPs gathering signatures to host Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, while three outlets relayed an Iraqi ambassador’s forecast that the airport would reopen to Iranian flights within 24 hours.

WHO CARRIED IT · EVERY MESSAGE, LINKED
  1. 964media27 Sept, 20:19

    “Nujaba calls sit-in at Najaf airport as Basra MPs give government 48 hours.”

    Nujaba calls sit-in at Najaf airport as Basra MPs give government 48 hours

  2. Al-Ittijah TVKH — official28 Sept, 15:20

    “Najaf MPs reject the Iranian-flight ban and are collecting signatures to host al-Zaidi.”

    نواب النجف الأشرف يرفضون حظر الطيران الإيراني ويجمعون تواقيع لاستضافة الزيدي

  3. Al-Ittijah TVKH — official28 Sept, 15:33

    “Iraq’s ambassador in Iran: Najaf International Airport will open to Iranian flights within 24 hours.”

    السفير العراقي في إيران: مطار النجف الأشرف سيفتح أبوابه أمام الرحلات الإيرانية خلال 24 ساعة

  4. Sabereen NewsKH — affiliated28 Sept, 15:42

    “Iraq’s ambassador in Iran: Najaf International Airport will open to Iranian flights within 24 hours.”

    السفير العراقي في إيران: مطار النجف الأشرف سيفتح أبوابه أمام الرحلات الإيرانية خلال 24 ساعة

  5. iNEWSKSS — affiliated28 Sept, 16:04

    “Iraq’s ambassador in Iran: Najaf International Airport will open to Iranian flights within 24 hours.”

    السفير العراقي في إيران: مطار النجف الأشرف سيفتح أبوابه أمام الرحلات الإيرانية خلال 24 ساعة

  6. iNEWSKSS — affiliated28 Sept, 16:30

    “Large demonstrations this afternoon outside Najaf International Airport’s gate.”

    تظاهرات حاشدة عصر اليوم أمام بوابة مطار النجف الاشرف

  7. Sabereen NewsKH — affiliated28 Sept, 16:49

    “Demonstrations began near Najaf International Airport against compliance with American orders to impose an air blockade on the Islamic Republic.”

    انطلاق تظاهرات عند قرب مطار النجف الاشرف الدولي رفضاً للانصياع للاوامر الامريكية بفرض الحصار الجوي على الجمهورية الاسلامية.

  8. Al-Nujaba TVNujaba — official28 Sept, 17:05

    “Sit-ins called by the Islamic Resistance Movement Nujaba and its secretary-general, Sheikh Akram al-Kaabi, have begun at Najaf airport’s gate.”

    بدء الاعتصامات التي دعت اليها المقاومة الإسلاميّة حركة النجباء وامينها المجاهد سماحة الشيخ أكرم الكعبي في بوابة مطار النجف الاشرف

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

The Najaf MPs’ reported signature effort is a parliamentary pressure track alongside the street gatherings, not evidence that the MPs organized them. The ambassador-attributed 24-hour reopening forecast is a counterpoint to the protests’ demand, but remains a forecast rather than an airport decision.