Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official) carried a Popular Mobilization Forces statement saying Battalion 4 of Brigade 30 did not take all the established precautionary measures, which led to the killing of the largest number of its members during the attacks, and that an investigation had been opened with those responsible. Twenty minutes earlier, Sabereen News (KH — affiliated) carried a separate PMF line saying protection of its personnel had been and would remain the leadership's foremost responsibility and that it would not allow their sacrifices to become material for political bidding. Both were posted within the same hour on 2026-08-09; no PMF-owned channel in the collected set carried either, and the underlying casualty event is described only in these statements.
- Sabereen NewsKH — affiliated09 Aug, 18:26
“We care about our sons in the Popular Mobilization more than anyone else, and we will not allow their sacrifices to be turned into material for political bidding.”
نحن أحرص على أبنائنا في الحشد الشعبي من أي شخص آخر، ولن نسمح بتحويل تضحياتهم إلى مادة للمزايدات السياسية
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official09 Aug, 18:46
“The 4th Regiment in Brigade 30 did not take all the established precautionary measures, which led to the martyrdom of the largest number of its members during the attacks. We have opened an investigation with those responsible.”
لم يتخذ الفوج الرابع في اللواء (30) جميع الإجراءات الوقائية المتبعة، ما أدى إلى استشهاد العدد الأكبر من منتسبيه خلال الهجمات. وفتحنا تحقيقاً مع المسؤولين
An Iraqi security institution has put a named unit's failure on the record while simultaneously ring-fencing the subject from criticism, and the split carriage means each faction's audience receives a different version of who is answerable.