The new area: Iraqi intelligence uncovered a major oil smuggling operation through state-owned pipelines in Jurf al-Nasr in Babil province, operating for five years since 2021. The region is controlled by Kataib Hezbollah supported by Iran. A classified report claims that the oil was loaded at a small site and a primitive warehouse seven kilometers from the pipeline, then transported to Baghdad via three routes using dozens of 36,000-gallon tanker trucks.

The new area: Iraqi intelligence uncovered a major oil smuggling operation through state-owned pipelines in Jurf al-Nasr in Babil province, operating for five years since 2021. The region is controlled by Kataib Hezbollah supported by Iran. A classified report claims that the oil was loaded at a small site and a primitive warehouse seven kilometers from the pipeline, then transported to Baghdad via three routes using dozens of 36,000-gallon tanker trucks.