KSS-affiliated iNEWS carried four consecutive statements attributed to Abu Mujahid al-Asaf between 08:53 and 09:08 on 18 August 2026, over stills of masked armed men. He criticised the prime minister for listening to Tom Barrack, said patience was running out over raids on homes and the terrorising of families "under direct supervision of the American enemy," invoked reciprocal retaliation, and addressed al-Zaidi by name. The statements rest on a single affiliated channel; no other collected channel carried them, and no claim of responsibility for any action accompanies them.
- iNEWSKSS — affiliated/aligned media18 Aug, 11:53
“The affliction has grown with the prime minister's insistence on listening to the one hostile to the Shia of the Commander of the Faithful, (the pickpocket) Tom Barrack”
زاد البلاء بإصرار رئيس الوزراء على الاستماع لناصب العداء لشيعة أمير المؤمنين (النشال) توم باراك
- iNEWSKSS — affiliated/aligned media18 Aug, 11:56
“Our patience is beginning to run out over the provocative and irresponsible acts of the young al-Zubaidi, such as storming homes and terrorising families under direct supervision of the American enemy”
صبرنا بدأ ينفد تجاه الأفعال الاستفزازية وغير المسؤولة للشاب الزبيدي من قبيل اقتحام المنازل وترويع العوائل بإشراف مباشر من العدو الأمريكي
- iNEWSKSS — affiliated/aligned media18 Aug, 11:59
“His blows have landed on our chests, already full of the scars of Iraq's enemies, and we may begin acting on the principle: an eye for an eye, and the aggressor is more unjust”
وقد انتهت (دبجاته) على صدورنا المليئة بآثار جراح أعداء العراق وقد نبدأ العمل بمبدأ: (العين بالعين والبادي أظلم)
- iNEWSKSS — affiliated/aligned media18 Aug, 12:07
“You enjoyed safety and filled your coffers with dinars while we were defending the country's sovereignty... do not forget yourself, for you are facing men who do not fear blame in God's cause”
كنت تنعم بالأمان وتملأ خزائنك بالدينارات في حين كنا مدافعين لصون سيادة البلاد... فلا تنس نفسك فأنت أمام رجال لا يخشون في الله لومة لائم
A named senior figure putting the prime minister and a named individual inside a reciprocity formula moves the declared threshold from the American presence to Iraqi state actors.