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DivergenceNew20 Aug, 13:34 BAGHDAD

AAH channel says PMF statement spoke only for Fayyadh

WHAT HAPPENED

On the morning of 20 August 2026, Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official) aired three separate AAH-linked figures on Fayyadh inside a twenty-minute span. Ahmed Adnan of the Sadiqoun General Authority called the PMF Commission's statement 'regrettable' and said it represented Fayyadh and his team only; a Sadiqoun member mocked the prospect of Fayyadh missing the questioning session; Abbas Ghadeer called non-attendance 'an escape' and fear. All three are from a single channel, which is why the rung stops at credible: the channel is reliable evidence of what AAH's own media broadcast, and nothing in the window contradicts it, but no second outlet or Fayyadh response is in hand.

WHO CARRIED IT · EVERY MESSAGE, LINKED
  1. Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media20 Aug, 13:14

    Sadiqoun General Authority member Ahmed Adnan: the PMF Commission's statement is 'regrettable' — it represented Fayyadh and his team only!!

    عضو الهيئة العامة لحركة الصادقون احمد عدنان: بيان هيئة الحشد "مؤسف".. كان يمثل الفياض وفريقه فقط!!

  2. Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media20 Aug, 13:20

    Sadiqoun Movement member: Fayyadh may not attend the questioning session and 'be overtaken by sleep' because he has a televised interview at midnight.

    عضو حركة صادقون: الفياض قد لا يحضر جلسة الاستجواب "وتاخذه النومة" لأن عنده لقاء ملتفز بــ12 بالليل

  3. Al-Ahad TVAAH — official owned media20 Aug, 13:34

    Abbas Ghadeer: Fayyadh's non-attendance at parliament counts as 'a flight' and fear.

    عباس غدير: عدم حضور الفياض الى البرلمان يعد "هروبا" وتخوفا

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

AAH's own broadcaster is now disputing the representative authority of the PMF Commission's chairman by name, which is a contest over control of the institution rather than a policy disagreement with it.

THE MESSAGE IN FULL · THE DESK’S OWN COPY
View the original message (Arabic)عباس غدير: عدم حضور الفياض الى البرلمان يعد "هروبا" وتخوفا !! حق الرد مكفول #قبل_الغد bio.link/alahadtv
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