On the ground, the Supreme Security Committee begins its work investigating information about oil smuggling in “Jurf al-Nasr”.
On the ground, the Supreme Security Committee begins its work investigating information about oil smuggling in “Jurf al-Nasr”.
2026-11-13 01:28
Shafaq News – Babylon / Baghdad
A responsible security source reported on Friday that the Supreme Committee formed by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces has begun investigating the information received regarding the smuggling of oil derivatives in the “Jarf al-Nasr” area.
The source told Shafaq News Agency that a delegation from the committee had indeed arrived in the area and had begun conducting a preliminary field inspection to continue the work tasks and submit a detailed report to the higher authorities regarding the results.
This comes in conjunction with the issuance of an order by the Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Ali al-Zaidi, to form a high-level security committee to investigate information regarding the smuggling of oil derivatives within the “Jurf al-Nasr – formerly Jurf al-Sakhr” area.
A security source had reported earlier on Friday that instructions had been issued to place all military units under the command of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces on alert level “C”.
The source told Shafaq News Agency that the reasons for declaring the state of alert are still unknown, and the directives did not include a date for ending the state of alert.
Alert “C” is the highest level of military and security alert in Iraq, and requires raising the readiness of units to the highest degree of preparedness, the joining of personnel to their units, and restricting or suspending leaves, in preparation for dealing with any security emergency.
This development comes amid escalating tensions between the Iraqi government and Kataib Hezbollah over the Jurf al-Sakhr area north of Babil province, following the formation of a government committee to investigate information about oil and petroleum product smuggling operations from the area.
Reports spoke of government forces moving towards the perimeter of the area, with the aim of securing the entry of the investigative committee and conducting a field inspection of the sites covered by the investigation, before political interventions and mediations led to the suspension of the movement, amid a dispute over the mechanism for the committee’s entry and the entity supervising its work.
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