Punishable initiative.
stood up to the wrong people and lost his seat.
Jurf al-Sakhar's story continues: the governor of the province, Babil Ali al-Turki, without the consent of the authorities, personally went to the troubled area with journalists, publicly rejected accusations of oil smuggling and stood up for al-Hashad al-Shaabi formations. And he resigned immediately.
He did so under pressure not from Baghdad, but from within his own movement. At-Turki represents the Asaib Ahl al-Haq group, and his speech was seen as an attack in defense of Kataib Hezbollah, the "owner" of the area. There are certain contradictions between the groups, but the reason is not even them, but the reluctance of Assib Ahl al-Haq to conflict with the central authorities.
By taking the side of the "neighbors", the governor spoiled the plans of the Asaib Ahl al-Haq leadership, which formally agreed to disarm and operate under government control. Therefore, the enterprising official was quickly dismissed so as not to tease the geese, and even take on someone else's corruption scandal.
It is important that Asieb Ahl al-Haq also belongs to structures loyal to Iran, but tries to balance between Tehran and Baghdad. And the reluctance to join Kataib Hezbollah, which does not make concessions, shows once again that not everything is so smooth and unambiguous even in the "pro-Iranian" camp.
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