On 10 September, Al-Ghadeer TV (Badr Organization — official) and iNEWS (KSS — affiliated) attributed to Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief spokesman Sabah al-Numan a final 30 September deadline for ending the international coalition mission in Iraq. Watan TV (Badr Organization — affiliated) later added his statements that foreign forces were accelerating withdrawal under Prime Minister and Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Ali al-Zaidi’s office and that ending the mission represented government will and the culmination of Iraqi sovereignty. Security adviser Qasim al-Araji had separately said 30 September applied to the coalition only.
- 964media09 Sept, 16:20
“Security adviser Qasim al-Araji said last month that “Sept. 30 is allocated to the coalition only.””
- Al-Ghadeer TVBadr Organization — official10 Sept, 11:16
“Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief spokesman Sabah al-Numan: 30 September is the final deadline for ending the international coalition's missions in Iraq.”
الناطق باسم القائد العام للقوات المسلحة صباح النعمان: 30 أيلول الحالي هو موعد نهائي لانتهاء مهام التحالف الدولي في العراق
- iNEWSKSS — affiliated10 Sept, 11:23
“Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief spokesman Sabah al-Numan: ISIS has ended, and 30 September is the final deadline for ending the international coalition's missions in Iraq.”
الناطق باسم القائد العام للقوات المسلحة صباح النعمان: داعش انتهى والـ30 من أيلول الحالي موعد نهائي لانتهاء مهام التحالف الدولي في العراق
- Watan TVBadr Organization — affiliated10 Sept, 12:28
“30 September is the final deadline for ending the international coalition's mission in Iraq; foreign forces are accelerating their withdrawal under the supervision of Commander-in-Chief Ali al-Zaidi's office; ending the coalition mission represents government will and a culmination of Iraqi sovereignty.”
30 أيلول موعد نهائي لانتهاء مهمة التحالف الدولي في العراق؛ القوات الأجنبية تسرّع انسحابها بمتابعة مكتب القائد العام علي الزيدي؛ انتهاء مهمة التحالف الدولي يمثل ارادة حكومية وتتويج للسيادة العراقية
Watan TV’s fuller framing turns the same dated government announcement into a sovereignty milestone without adding a militia threat or weapons deadline.