Overnight on 13 August, Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official) carried remarks by political analyst Ibrahim al-Dahsh on a warning of a Saudi strike on Popular Mobilization Forces headquarters, which he said was sensitive if it had reached the level of commanders and did not concern only one party. He said targeting the PMF amounts to targeting Iraq's security and sovereignty, and that the real problem should be identified rather than full responsibility loaded onto one side. This rests on a single broadcast segment; the underlying warning is not corroborated elsewhere in the supplied material, and the speaker's own faction is not stated in it.
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official13 Aug, 03:26
“The warning of a Saudi strike on Popular Mobilization Forces headquarters, if it has reached the level of commanders, is sensitive and does not concern only one party; targeting the Popular Mobilization Forces is targeting Iraq's security and sovereignty; the real problem should be identified and full responsibility should not be assigned to one side.”
التحذير من الضربة السعودية على مقار الحشد إذا كان قد وصل إلى مستوى القادة فإنه حساس ولا يعنى بجهة واحدة - استهداف الحشد الشعبي استهداف لأمن وسيادة العراق - ينبغي أن تحدد المشكلة الحقيقية ولا يجب تحميل المسؤولية الكاملة لجهة واحدة
an AAH leadership figure or the Sadiqoun bloc restating the sovereignty framing under its own name; another tracked faction naming Saudi Arabia as responsible; an Iraqi government or PMF statement on the warning; or outside reporting of any strike on PMF sites — any of these moves this file.