On 21 August at 08:35, Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official) carried political analyst Ali al-Sahib saying Falih al-Fayyadh should have been among the first to explain why no action was taken before the attack on Hashd headquarters. Two minutes later the same channel carried political analyst Muhammad Hassan al-Saadi saying the Jurf al-Nasr file is a security matter and should not be turned into electoral material. Neither analyst is identified by faction in the supplied evidence, and no other tracked channel in the window carried either line.
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official21 Aug, 11:35
“Political analyst Ali al-Sahib: Al-Fayyadh should have been among the first to explain why no action was taken before the attack on Hashd headquarters.”
المحلل السياسي علي الصاحب: يفترض أن يكون الفياض من السباقين بتوضيح سبب عدم اتخاذ إجراءات قبل العدوان على مقرات الحشد
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official21 Aug, 11:38
“Political analyst Muhammad Hassan al-Saadi: The Jurf al-Nasr file is security-related; it should not turn into political electoral material.”
المحلل السياسي محمد حسن الساعدي: ملف جرف النصر أمني.. لا يجب أن يتحول إلى مادة انتخابية سياسية
Pressure aimed at the PMF chairman from inside the Shia armed field, carried on a faction's own broadcaster, is a marker of contested security accountability ahead of an election in which the same channel argues Jurf al-Nasr must be kept off the campaign agenda.