Iraqi PM sacks provincial security chiefs and refers suspects to court in oil smuggling crackdown
The National · 15 Nov 2026

Iraqi PM sacks provincial security chiefs and refers suspects to court in oil smuggling crackdown

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi has ordered all suspects in a major oil-smuggling case to be referred to court and dismissed nine senior security and administrative officials, 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 a committee set up to investigate the Jurf Al Sakhar case, which began with a leaked intelligence report this week.


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