On 2 September, Shabab al-Islam (Ashab al-Kahf — owned/non-official media) attributed a statement Akram al-Kaabi (Nujaba — secretary-general) saying that any soldier remaining after an unspecified date would not return safely and would be sent back as a corpse. The post identifies neither the soldiers nor the date and contains no operational claim.
- Shabab al-IslamAshab al-Kahf — owned/non-official media03 Sept, 02:17
“If a single soldier remains after this date, we will not let him return safely and will send him back to them as a corpse.”
إن بقي جندي واحد بعد هذا التاريخ فلن نتركه يعود سالماً وسنرسله إليهم جثة هامدة
The added carrier broadens cross-network circulation of the statement, although no official Ashab al-Kahf statement or operation accompanies it.