Ra'iisul Wasaaraha Ciraaq oo shaqada ka eryay sagaal sarkaal oo lagu eedeeyay tahriibinta saliidda
Afhayeenka milatariga Sabah al-Numan ayaa sheegay in Ra'iisul Wasaaraha uu amray in dhammaan dadka lagu eedeeyay tahriibinta saliidda la hor geeyo garsoorka.
Ra'iisul Wasaaraha Ciraaq Ali al-Zaidi ayaa shaqada ka eryay sagaal sarkaal oo ammaan ah oo lagu eedeeyay howlgal tahriibin saliid ah oo ka dhacay aagga Jurf al-Nasr, oo ah saldhig u ah kooxda Kataib Hezbollah ee Iran taageerto, sida uu sheegay afhayeenka milatariga Sabah al-Numan.
Guddi baaritaan oo ku shiray Jurf al-Nasr
Al-Zaidi ayaa shir ammaan oo degdeg ah ku qabtay si uu u eego natiijooyinka guddiga baaritaanka tahriibinta Jurf al-Nasr ee gobolka Babil, sida uu sheegay afhayeenka milatariga Sabah al-Numan. Baaritaanka ayaa daaha ka qaaday warshado saliid oo sharci-darro ah iyo caddaymo muujinaya wax-is-beddel la xiriira howlaha tahriibinta. Al-Numan ayaa sheegay in guddiga baaritaanku uu xaqiijiyay saxnaanta macluumaadka.
Saraakiil ka tirsan ammaanka iyo Wasaaradda Saliidda oo la eryay
Al-Numan ayaa sheegay in Ra'iisul Wasaaraha uu amray in dhammaan dadka lagu eedeeyay ku lug lahaanshaha howlaha tahriibinta saliidda la hor geeyo garsoorka. Wuxuu kaloo sheegay in Ra'iisul Wasaaraha uu amray in la eryo sagaal sarkaal, oo ay ku jiraan saraakiil ammaan iyo sirdoon oo ka tirsan gobolka Babil, taliye ka tirsan Wasaaradda Arrimaha Gudaha, iyo agaasimaha Shirkadda Tubooyinka Saliidda ee Wasaaradda Saliidda. Taliyaha booliiska gobolka Babil ayaa ka mid ahaa kuwii la eryay.
Baaritaan ku saabsan tubooyin saliid oo la dhuuqay
Peter Smith oo ka warbixinayay Baqdaad ayaa sheegay in dowladihii hore ee Ciraaq ay ka taxaddareen inay ka hadlaan shabakad tahriibin saliid ah oo qiimaheedu gaaro ilaa $30 milyan bishii. Wuxuu sheegay in laba tubo oo saliid oo istiraatiji ah oo dhex mara koonfurta dalka, koonfurta Baqdaad, si dhab ah loo dhuuqay, isagoo tixraacaya warbixin sirdoon oo la sii daayay. Smith ayaa sheegay in saliidda la dhuuqayay, la xaday, kadibna lagu iibinayay suuqa madow howlgal qiimihiisu yahay tobanaan milyan oo doolar bishii kasta.
Military spokesperson Sabah al-Numan says the prime minister ordered that all accused be referred to the judiciary.
Iraq's Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has dismissed nine senior security officials over an alleged oil smuggling operation in the Jurf al-Nasr area, a stronghold of the Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah group, military spokesperson Sabah al-Numan told the Iraqi News Agency.
Emergency meeting reviewed investigation findings
Al-Zaidi chaired an emergency security meeting to review the findings of a committee investigating smuggling in Jurf al-Nasr, Babil province, according to al-Numan. The investigation uncovered illegal oil refineries and evidence of manipulation linked to the smuggling activities, and al-Numan said the committee confirmed the accuracy of the information.
Nine officials dismissed, accused referred to judiciary
Al-Numan said: "In light of the investigation's findings, [the prime minister] ordered that all individuals accused of involvement in oil smuggling operations be referred to the judiciary." He said the prime minister "also ordered the dismissal" of nine officials, including security and intelligence officers in Babil province, an Interior Ministry commander, and the director of the Oil Pipelines Company at the Ministry of Oil. The police chief of Babil province was among those dismissed.
Analysts describe tapped pipelines and a state within a state
Al Jazeera's Peter Smith, reporting from Baghdad, said previous Iraqi governments had been careful not to address an alleged oil smuggling network worth up to $30m monthly. He said two strategic oil pipelines south of Baghdad had effectively been tapped into, citing a leaked intelligence report. Akeel Abbas of the Atlantic Council told Al Jazeera the prime minister wants to cut off the financial lifeline to a group resistant to militia disarmament initiatives.
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