Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, after reviewing the findings of the commission of inquiry regarding oil smuggling in Jaraf al-Nasr, one of Kataib Hezbollah's main bases, fired 9 officials and ordered the accused to be brought to justice.
According to Agence France-Presse, Iraqi army spokesman Sabah al-Numan said al-Zaidi reviewed the findings of the commission of inquiry on oil smuggling in Jaraf al-Nasr, Babil province, in an emergency meeting. This committee reported the existence of unauthorized refineries and manipulations related to oil smuggling. The police chief of Babol district, a number of security and intelligence officers of this district, one of the commanders of the Ministry of Interior and the manager of the Iraqi oil pipeline company are among those dismissed.
The official Iraqi news agency reported that intelligence documents containing satellite images show the smuggling of crude oil and petroleum products by an armed group in Jarf al-Nasr. This news agency did not announce the name of the group. Al-Noman said that the investigation committee confirmed the correctness of the published information.