“C” alert to all military units under the command of the Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces
“C” alert to all military units under the command of the Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces
2026-11-13
Shafaq News – Baghdad
A security source reported on Friday that directives had been issued to place all military units under the command of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces on “C” alert status.
The source told Shafaq News Agency that the reasons for declaring the state of alert are still unknown, and that the directives did not include specifying 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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