Saturday, 14 Nov 2026 4 Jumada al-Akhira 1448 AH Beirut
Home / 🧵 Story
📰 2 sources 6 articles · 14 Nov 2026, 20:31 → 2 hours ago

Iraqi Prime Minister dismisses security leaders and refers oil-smuggling suspects to court

Iraq's Prime Minister directed operations and police commanders in the provinces to bear responsibility for oil-smuggling cases, then referred those involved in oil smuggling in the Jurf al-Nasr area to the judiciary, and issued a decision dismissing security and administrative leaders over the same case. The steps come as part of following up the smuggling of petroleum products on security and economic tracks.

📍 Where things stand: The matter remains under follow-up, with suspects referred to the judiciary and a decision issued to dismiss security and administrative leaders in the case.

⏱️ Timeline

  1. 14 Nov 2026, 20:31 The Iraqi Prime Minister directed operations commanders and police commanders in the provinces to bear responsibility for any cases of oil smuggling, in a directive linking security responsibility to combating oil smuggling.
  2. 14 Nov 2026, 20:39 The spokesperson for the Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Forces said the Prime Minister referred those involved in oil smuggling in the Jurf al-Nasr area to the judiciary.
  3. 14 Nov 2026, 20:39 The spokesperson for the Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Forces announced that the Prime Minister issued a decision dismissing security and administrative leaders over the oil-smuggling case, as part of following up the security and economic file related to smuggling petroleum products.
Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.
lebanon debateal jazzera

📰 All coverage

📅 2026-11-14
Breaking al jazzera 20:44
Spokesperson for the Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Forces: Al-Zaydi directs operations and police commanders to bear responsibility for oil smuggling cases
The spokesperson for the Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Forces said that Al-Zaydi directed operations and police commanders to bear responsibility for oil smuggling cases.
Breaking al jazzera 20:42
Spokesman for the Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Forces: al-Zaidi Ordered Referral of All Those Involved in Oil Smuggling to the Judiciary
The spokesman for the Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Forces announced that al-Zaidi ordered the referral of all those involved in oil smuggling operations to the judiciary, a step…
Breaking al jazzera 20:42
Spokesperson for the Iraqi Forces: Investigation Committee Confirms Oil Smuggling in Al-Jurf
The spokesperson for the Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Forces announced that the investigation committee confirmed the existence of oil smuggling in Al-Jurf, without providing fu…
Breaking al jazzera 20:39
Iraqi Prime Minister dismisses security and administrative leaders in oil smuggling case
The spokesman for the Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Forces announced that the Prime Minister issued a decision dismissing security and administrative leaders over the oil smuggli…
Breaking al jazzera 20:39
Iraqi Prime Minister refers those involved in oil smuggling in Jurf al-Nasr to judiciary
The spokesperson for the Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Forces said that the Prime Minister referred those involved in oil smuggling in the Jurf al-Nasr area to the judiciary.
lebanon debate 20:31
Iraqi Prime Minister directs operations and police commanders to bear responsibility for oil smuggling
The Iraqi Prime Minister directed operations commanders and police commanders in the provinces to bear responsibility for any cases of oil smuggling, in a directive linking securit…