Social media circulated a video of armed clashes between "two parties" in the streets of Al-Jihad neighborhood in Basra province. Prior to this, a security source reported the deaths of two individuals in an armed dispute in Basra province. The source stated that "the injured security personnel was part of a patrol at the moment the armed clash occurred in the Al-Jihad area (formerly known as Internal Security)." He indicated that "orders were issued by senior security leaders to mobilize, close some roads, and initiate extensive and immediate deployment in various areas to prevent escalation."