Reconstruction coalition MP Haider al-Fawadi alleges an organised campaign against the coalition

On 27 October, Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official owned media) captioned Reconstruction and Development Coalition MP Haider al-Fawadi alleging an organized campaign to undermine confidence in his coalition’s leadership, accusing State of Law MP Yusuf al-Kilabi of deliberately insulting coalition figure Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, and saying he had expected State of Law leaders to intervene. Another caption presented al-Fawadi disavowing the coalition affiliation of Aliya Nassif and Bahaa al-Nouri—both described by the channel as detained on corruption charges—while describing them as having joined during the previous three months. The channel also captioned al-Kilabi expressing surprise at the coalition’s request to refer him to parliament’s conduct committee, before carrying al-Fawadi’s accusation that al-Kilabi had struck al-Sudani directly with his words.