Iraqi PM escalates Jurf Al Sakhar smuggling crackdown, sacks security chiefs and refers suspects to court
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi has ordered all suspects in the Jurf Al Sakhar oil smuggling case to be referred to court and dismissed nine senior security and administrative officials, according to a statement, in the most significant escalation yet in his confrontation with Iran-backed militias. The order followed an emergency security meeting late on Saturday to review the findings of an…
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi has escalated his crackdown on oil smuggling operations in Jurf Al Sakhar, dismissing nine senior security and administrative officials and ordering all suspects to be referred to court. The move comes after an investigative committee confirmed the accuracy of a leaked intelligence report detailing the illegal extraction of oil near pipelines in the area, controlled by the Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah militia.
The Prime Minister's decision to sack the most senior officials, including the police chief of Babil province and the director general of the state-run Oil Pipelines Company, highlights the severity of his response to the ongoing crisis.
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