Iraq's Prime Minister Dismisses Nine Senior Security Officials in $30 Million Oil Smuggling Probe

Iraq's Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has dismissed nine senior security officials over an alleged oil smuggling network. According to the allegation, the network was worth up to $30 million a month in smuggled oil.

Al Jazeera's Peter Smith, reporting from Baghdad, said the move targets a stronghold of Kataib Hezbollah. In other words, the step in the investigation centres on an area of influence of a powerful militia group.

The dismissals came as part of the $30 million oil smuggling probe. The accused network was allegedly involved in smuggling oil worth that amount every month.