On the afternoon of 21 August 2026, Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official) carried Diyala tribes announcing "categorical rejection of any attempt to hand over the Jurf al-Nasr area" and Baghdad tribal sheikhs saying the district "was not occupied; rather, it was a fortress of terrorism", alongside a call by Babil governor Ali Turki for urgent security and governmental handling. Within the same eighteen minutes, Al-Ittijah TV (KH — official) carried Kirkuk tribes saying the file was raised "to target and weaken the resistance and the Popular Mobilization". The two networks reached the same position on the same afternoon from different tribal constituencies; no third tracked network was observed on the file in the collected window.
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official21 Aug, 19:17
“Ali Turki calls for urgent security and governmental handling of Jurf al-Nasr.”
علي تركي يدعو لمعالجة جرف النصر امنياً وحكومياً بشكل عاجل
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official21 Aug, 19:27
“Baghdad tribal sheikhs: Jurf al-Nasr was not occupied; rather, it was a fortress of terrorism.”
شيوخ عشائر بغداد: جرف النصر لم تكن محتلة بل كانت قلعة للارهاب
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official21 Aug, 19:33
“Diyala tribes announce their categorical rejection of any attempt to hand over the Jurf al-Nasr area.”
عشائر ديالى تعلن رفضها القاطع لأي محاولة لتسليم منطقة جرف النصر
- Al-Ittijah TVKH — official21 Aug, 19:45
“Kirkuk tribes: raising the Jurf al-Nasr issue at this time was intended to target and weaken the resistance and the Popular Mobilization.”
عشائر كركوك: إثارة ملف جرف النصر بهذا الوقت جاءت لاستهداف وإضعاف المقاومة والحشد
Two of the largest faction broadcasters put non-militia tribal spokesmen in front of the cameras on the same question in the same hour, which places the argument against any transfer of Jurf al-Nasr in local rather than factional voice.