In two segments on 21 August 2026 shortly before 16:00, Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official) carried political researcher Unit 10,000 al-Qarishi, whose faction affiliation the supplied evidence does not state. He said security screening of returnees exists to sustain security, that terrorist movements are periodically detected near the district and dealt with, that talk of cancelling the screening is an attempt to curtail the security agencies, and that the Popular Mobilization's presence guarantees continued security. In the second segment he said conditions are normal, the ground is held by a mix of Popular Mobilization and Federal Police, everyone who has not returned is wanted in terrorism cases, ordnance clearance continues, and the statements around the file coincide with the approach of provincial council elections.
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official21 Aug, 18:49
“The force holding the ground in Jurf al-Nasr is mixed between Popular Mobilization and Federal Police; everyone who has not returned to Jurf al-Nasr is wanted in terrorism cases; conditions in Jurf al-Nasr are normal and the statements about it coincide with the approach of the provincial council elections.”
القوة الماسكة للأرض في جرف النصر متنوعة ما بين حشد شعبي والشرطة الاتحادية؛ كل الذين لم يعودوا لجرف النصر مطلوبون بقضايا إرهابية؛ الأوضاع في جرف النصر طبيعية والتصريحات حولها تتزامن مع قرب انتخابات مجلس المحافظات
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official21 Aug, 18:50
“Security screening of returnees to al-Jurf aims to sustain security in the district; talk of cancelling the security screening is an attempt to curtail the effort of the security agencies; the Popular Mobilization's presence in Jurf al-Nasr guarantees continued security.”
التدقيق الأمني للعائدين للجرف الهدف منه ديمومة الامن في القضاء؛ الحديث عن الغاء التدقيق الأمني محاولة لتحجيم جهد الأجهزة الأمنية؛ وجود الحشد الشعبي في جرف النصر ضمانة لاستمرار الامن
The argument on air is that continued Popular Mobilization ground-holding and restrictions on return are security necessities rather than political choices, and it is made in the run-up to provincial council elections the speaker himself names.