Iraq PM targets powerful militia stronghold in $30m oil smuggling probe
Iraq’s PM Ali al-Zaidi has dismissed nine senior security officials over an alleged oil smuggling network worth up to $30m monthly, in a move targeting a Kataib Hezbollah stronghold. Al Jazeera’s Peter Smith has the latest from Baghdad.
Dismissals follow probe that uncovered illegal oil refineries and smuggling in a region run by Kataib Hezbollah.
At the Empower Conference in Doha, officials gathered with youth to discuss initiatives for global peace and security.
Investigators discovered bundles of banknotes buried in forests and concealed in buildings. The money was seized during an investigation into a former minister accused of accepting millions in bribes.
The bilateral talk was aimed at strengthening maritime cooperation and further deepening navy-to-navy engagements between the two countries
As part of security arrangements, more than 15,000 police personnel will be deployed
Officials inspect damaged paddy fields, irrigation canals and drinking water ponds in three mandals; seek a ₹1.5-crore plan to rebuild three damaged bridges