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New13 Aug, 19:33 BAGHDAD

KSS puts al-Walai among PMF protesters and on the phone to Baghdad

WHAT HAPPENED

On the afternoon of 13 August, S Media, Saed al-Shuhada and Al-Kornet al-Kata'ibi published the same sentence within about a minute of each other, saying Abu Alaa al-Walai stands with his protesting brothers and sons in loyalty to the blood and in affirmation of steadfastness. About an hour later iNEWS reported that al-Walai was taking part in PMF demonstrations following a phone call with Prime Minister Ali al-Zubaidi, and separately that he had phoned Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi to resolve the problems of wounded PMF members. The three identical posts are one network republishing itself rather than three independent lines; the phone calls rest on iNEWS's own reporting with no outside coverage in hand.

WHO CARRIED IT · EVERY MESSAGE, LINKED
  1. S MediaKSS — official social media channel13 Aug, 18:19

    “In loyalty to the blood and in affirmation of steadfastness: Hajj Abu Alaa al-Walai stands with his brothers and sons who are sitting in.”

    وفاءً للدماء وتأكيداً على الثبات.. الحاج ابو الاء الولائي يقف مع اخوته وابنائه المعتصمين.

  2. Saed al-ShuhadaKSS — official armed group channel13 Aug, 18:19

    “In loyalty to the blood and in affirmation of steadfastness: Hajj Abu Alaa al-Walai stands with his brothers and sons who are sitting in.”

    وفاءً للدماء وتأكيداً على الثبات.. الحاج ابو الاء الولائي يقف مع اخوته وابنائه المعتصمين.

  3. Al-Kornet al-Kata'ibiKSS — affiliated13 Aug, 18:20

    “In loyalty to the blood and in affirmation of steadfastness: Hajj Abu Alaa al-Walai stands with his brothers and sons who are sitting in.”

    وفاءً للدماء وتأكيداً على الثبات.. الحاج ابو الاء الولائي يقف مع اخوته وابنائه المعتصمين.

  4. iNEWSKSS — affiliated13 Aug, 19:28

    “Al-Walai takes part in the PMF demonstrations — a direct response to a phone call with al-Zubaidi”

    الولائي يشارك بتظاهرات الحشد الشعبي .. استجابة مباشرة باتصال هاتفي مع الزيدي

  5. iNEWSKSS — affiliated13 Aug, 19:33

    “Al-Walai phones al-Halbousi to resolve the problems of wounded PMF members”

    الولائي يهاتف الحلبوسي لحل مشاكل جرحى الحشد الشعبي

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

A single faction is claiming both the street and the channel of redress on PMF welfare, which gives it ownership of the grievance and of whatever the government concedes.

THE MESSAGE IN FULL · THE DESK’S OWN COPY
View the original message (Arabic)الولائي يهاتف الحلبوسي لحل مشاكل جرحى الحشد الشعبي #اي_نيوز أ.أ
Kept as posted — a channel can delete a message; this copy stays.