On 23 October, the PMF Authority denied reports that First Lieutenant Ahmed Awwad Kazim al-Lami, a member of its 28th Brigade, had died in Yemen. Its statement said he died in a traffic accident in Basra while returning from official duty inside Iraq. Al-Nujaba TV (Nujaba — official owned media) relayed the statement, and شبكة 964 reported receiving it from the Authority.
- Al-Nujaba TVNujaba — official owned media23 Oct, 19:09
“Popular Mobilization Forces Authority: Some media platforms circulated misleading reports concerning the death of First Lieutenant Ahmed Awwad Kazim al-Lami, a member of PMF Brigade 28, claiming that he died in Yemen, contrary to the truth. We affirm that he died in a traffic accident in Basra governorate while returning from performing his duty inside Iraq.”
هيئة الحشد الشعبي | تداولت بعض المنصات الإعلامية أخبارًا مضللة بشأن استشهاد الملازم أول أحمد عواد كاظم اللامي، أحد منتسبي اللواء ٢٨ بالحشد الشعبي، مدّعيةً استشهاده في اليمن، خلافًا للحقيقة. ونؤكد أن الشهيد ارتقى إثر حادث سير في محافظة البصرة، أثناء عودته من أداء واجبه داخل العراق.
- شبكة 96423 Oct, 19:10
“The Popular Mobilization Forces Authority denied today, Friday, 23 October 2026, circulating reports that one of its officers had been killed in Yemen, affirming that First Lieutenant Ahmed Awwad Kazim al-Lami died in a traffic accident in Basra governorate while returning from performing his official duty.”
نفت هيئة الحشد الشعبي، اليوم الجمعة، (23 تشرين الأول 2026)، الأخبار المتداولة بشأن مقتل أحد ضباطها في اليمن، مؤكدة أن الملازم أول أحمد عواد كاظم اللامي لقي مصرعه إثر حادث سير في محافظة البصرة أثناء عودته من أداء واجبه الرسمي.