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Iraq dismisses nine after Jurf al-Nasr oil inquiry.

Asharq News reported that Iraqi military spokesman Sabah al-Numan said the investigating committee confirmed the accuracy of intelligence information about oil smuggling and the presence of refineries in Jurf al-Nasr, as well as cases of manipulation in the file. Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi ordered nine officials dismissed and directed that all people accused of involvement be referred to the judiciary; the announcement did not identify them. Arab News described Jurf al-Sakhr, the area's earlier name, as a stronghold of Iran-backed Kata'ib Hezbollah and linked the oil-smuggling inquiry to the group. The Iraqi announcement did not name Kata'ib Hezbollah or attribute the committee's findings to it, and the referrals do not establish the accused people's guilt.

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