On August 28, Watan TV (Badr Organization — affiliated/aligned media) captioned al-Ghadban as saying that restricting weapons does not end the right of the relevant parties to defend Iraq at any time; it also said al-Zaydi has substantial support on the issue. The caption did not identify either person’s affiliation or define whether “relevant parties” means armed factions, state institutions or another category, and the broadcast audio was not assessed.
- Watan TVBadr Organization — affiliated/aligned media29 Aug, 00:19
“Al-Zaydi has considerable support on this issue. Al-Ghadban: Restricting weapons does not mean ending the right of the relevant parties to defend the country at any time.”
الزيدي لديه تأييد كبير بهذا الملف.. الغضبان: حصر الـسـ,,ـلاح لا يعني انهاء حق الجهات المعنية بالدفاع عن البلد بأي وقت
identification of the “relevant parties,” an explicit position on exclusive state control of weapons, or repetition by an official faction figure; any of these moves this file.