Exposing Iraqi oil smuggling in cooperation with the Barzani family and Israel In a report, the Iraqi news agency "Al-Maluma" exposed a network for smuggling Iraqi and Syrian oil to the Israeli entity, and stated the following: This network is active with the participation of influential Kurdish parties in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, and Syrian armed groups linked to Turkey, and is also connected to a number of American and Israeli officials and figures. According to the report, hundreds of oil tankers loaded with oil smuggled from Iraq and Syria are heading towards Turkey, where their cargoes are transferred after arriving at its ports, using cargo ships to Israel's ports. A Syrian source told the Al-Maluma agency that this oil is sold in the world markets at a discount ranging between 40 and 50% compared to the official prices.