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New10 Aug, 00:42 BAGHDAD

Sadiqoun bloc moves to summon the Saudi ambassador

WHAT HAPPENED

On the evening of 2026-08-09, AAH's Al-Ahad TV published a graphic quoting Sadiqoun bloc MP Jasim Muhammad saying the bloc had directed that the Saudi ambassador be summoned to learn the reasons for the strike on PMF headquarters. The same channel's other segments the same hour called the Iraqi Foreign Ministry's response weak and announced a hearing session for the prime minister, the PMF chairman and security commanders. This rests on the faction's own channel; no other collected source carries the summons demand.

WHO CARRIED IT · EVERY MESSAGE, LINKED
  1. Al-Ahad TVAAH — official10 Aug, 00:42

    Sadiqoun MP Jasim Muhammad: we directed that the Saudi ambassador be summoned to learn the reasons for the targeting of PMF headquarters.

    النائب عن الصادقون جاسم محمد: وجهنا بضرورة استدعاء السفير السعودي لمعرفة أسباب استهداف مقرات الحشد الشعبي

  2. Al-Ahad TVAAH — official09 Aug, 23:51

    The session hosting the prime minister, the PMF chairman and the security commanders will be this week.

    جلسة استضافة رئيس الوزراء ورئيس هيئة الحشد والقادة الامنيين ستكون الاسبوع الحالي

In posting order. Translated by the desk, published as evidence — not endorsement.
WHY IT MATTERS

The bloc is converting the strike into formal state procedure it controls seats in, which puts the Foreign Ministry and the PMF chairmanship under parliamentary questioning this week.

THE MESSAGE IN FULL · THE DESK’S OWN COPY
View the original message (Arabic)النائب عن الصادقون جاسم محمد: وجهنا بضرورة استدعاء السفير السعودي لمعرفة أسباب استهداف مقرات الحشد الشعبي bio.link/alahadtv
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