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Story updateNew29 Sept, 17:01 BAGHDAD

KH security official Abu Mujahid al-Assaf threatens al-Zaidi’s government, reports say

THE FILE8 SIGNALS · OPENED 28 Sept
  1. 28 Sept, 20:50KH channels claim battlefield strikes outweigh negotiations
  2. 28 Sept, 23:47Kataib Hezbollah official says hostile aircraft face shootdown
  3. 29 Sept, 03:32Islamic Resistance in Iraq threatens measures against Zaidi government, report says
  4. 29 Sept, 08:32Kata’ib Hezbollah threatens hostile aircraft after withdrawal – Rudaw
  5. 29 Sept, 12:43KH security official threatens ports over Iran flights – The New Region
  6. 29 Sept, 18:42US presence will vanish tomorrow, KH-owned KAF Center says
  7. 29 Sept, 18:42KH security official Abu Mujahid al-Assaf threatens al-Zaidi’s government, reports say
  8. 29 Sept, 19:45Kataib Hezbollah threatens to topple the government over Iranian flights – The New Arab
WHAT HAPPENED

Reports published on 28 and 29 September attribute to Abu Mujahid al-Assaf, identified as a Kataib Hezbollah security official, a warning that Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s government could be brought down if restrictions on Iranian aviation continued after 1 October. Shafaq News and Kurdistan24 identify him as the speaker; eanlibya.com also calls the warning one from Islamic Resistance in Iraq while naming al-Assaf. The reports establish what was attributed to him, not that any attempt to bring down the government has begun.

WHO CARRIED IT · EVERY MESSAGE, LINKED
  1. shafaq.com28 Sept, 22:57

    ““The government that does not work in the interests of the people will be brought down by all means,” Abu Mujahid Al-Asafi said in a statement.”

    “The government that does not work in the interests of the people will be brought down by all means,” Abu Mujahid Al-Asafi said in a statement.

  2. کوردستان 2429 Sept, 11:49

    “A senior Kataib Hezbollah official has threatened to work to bring down Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Faleh Zaidi's government if it does not oppose restrictions on Iranian aviation after Oct. 1.”

    A senior Kataib Hezbollah official has threatened to work to bring down Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Faleh Zaidi's government if it does not oppose restrictions on Iranian aviation after Oct. 1

  3. eanlibya.com29 Sept, 17:01

    ““Islamic Resistance in Iraq” threatened measures against the Iraqi government headed by Ali al-Zaidi, up to an attempt to bring it down, if what it called the “air blockade” on Iran continued after 1 October. The report then named Abu Mujahid al-Assaf, a Kataib Hezbollah security official, as having posted on X.”

    هددت «المقاومة الإسلامية في العراق» باتخاذ إجراءات ضد الحكومة العراقية برئاسة علي الزيدي، وصولاً إلى محاولة إسقاطها، في حال استمرار ما وصفته بـ«الحصار الجوي» المفروض على إيران بعد الأول من أكتوبر المقبل. وقال أبو مجاهد العساف، المسؤول الأمني في كتائب حزب الله العراقي، في تدوينة على منصة «إكس»

In posting order. Translated by the desk, published as evidence — not endorsement. A channel name opens the message where it was posted.
WHY IT MATTERS

The distinction bears on whether this is recorded as a KH official’s warning or as a collective Islamic Resistance in Iraq statement; the reporting establishes the former attribution more directly.