Al-Fatah: The smuggling of oil from the region continues and the government is required to intervene immediately

Al-Fatah: The smuggling of oil from the region continues and the government is required to intervene immediately

2-3-2025

Al-Fatah - The smuggling of oil from the region continues and the government is required to intervene immediatelyAl-Maalouma / Special..
Member of the Fatah Alliance, Ali Al-Fatlawi, confirmed today, Monday, that oil smuggling operations by the Kurdistan Region are still ongoing without any accountability, calling on the federal government to urgently intervene to end this file that constitutes a drain on the national wealth.
Al-Fatlawi said in a statement to / Al-Maalouma / agency, that “smuggled oil is a national wealth that belongs to all Iraqis, and is not exclusive to the region, and despite the continuation of smuggling operations, the region is still demanding money from Baghdad without paying its due financial obligations.”
He stressed “the need to take firm measures to put an end to this violation, which represents a clear plundering of the country’s resources,” noting that “the federal government is required to intensify its efforts and pressure to stop smuggling operations that are taking place without any oversight or legal accountability.”
It is noteworthy that more than 300,000 barrels of oil are smuggled daily from the Kurdistan Region, without there being a clear knowledge of the fate of the funds resulting from this operation, according to media reports.

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