Iraq's prime minister fired 9 officials following an oil smuggling investigation.
Ali Zaidi, the Prime Minister of Iraq, ordered the dismissal of 9 government officials following an investigation into allegations of oil smuggling in the Jarfal al-Sakar area. This area is one of the bases of the Katab Hezbollah group, one of the groups supported by Iran.
Sabah Numan, the military spokesman for the Prime Minister of Iraq, announced that Mr. Zaidi, according to the results of the investigation, ordered to bring into the judicial system all the people accused of involvement in the oil smuggling operation.
Without publishing the names of the accused, he added that the Prime Minister also ordered the dismissal of 9 officials, including officials in the defense and oil sectors.