Al-Zaidi orders investigation into oil smuggling from Jurf al-Sakhar amid tension with Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah
Jurf al-Sakhar, Iraq ·
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi ordered on Wednesday the formation of committees to investigate the smuggling of oil from Jurf al-Sakhar.
Jurf al-Sakhar, south of Baghdad, has long been associated with the Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah faction, part of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces.
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