On the morning of 16 August, three militia channels carried continuing-action language about a composite missile-and-drone attack. Sabereen News (KH — affiliated) moved first, calling the attack “blessed” and “continuing”; Unit 10,000 (KH — affiliated) followed with “Allahu Akbar”; Al-Ghadeer TV (Badr Organization — official) then named the subject as “Saudi mercenary forces.” No statement in the name of Islamic Resistance in Iraq appeared, and no outside coverage of the attack claim appeared.
- Sabereen NewsKH — affiliated16 Aug, 10:59
“The blessed composite attack with missiles and drones is continuing”
الهجوم المركب بالصواريخ والطيران المسير المبارك متواصل
- Unit 10,000KH — affiliated16 Aug, 11:02
“Allahu Akbar — the composite attack with missiles and drones”
الله اكبر الهجوم المركب بالصواريخ والطيران المسير
- Al-Ghadeer TVBadr Organization — official16 Aug, 11:03
“Continuation of the composite attack with missiles and drones against the Saudi mercenary forces”
استمرار الهجوم المركب بالصواريخ والطيران المسير على قوات المرتزقة السعودية
The same attack phrase crossed a Badr official outlet and two KH-affiliated channels within four minutes, while only Al-Ghadeer TV (Badr Organization — official) named a Saudi subject. Islamic Resistance in Iraq, the Popular Mobilization Forces, Kataib al-Imam Ali and Ansar Allah al-Awfiya said nothing about the attack.