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Parliamentary Probe Launched Over Oil Smuggling and Khor Mor Attack
BAGHDAD — The Speaker of the Council of Representatives, Mr. Haibet Alhalbousi, convened an expanded meeting on Wednesday with various parliamentary committees to review a technical intelligence report concerning oil smuggling operations in the Jurf al-Nasr area.
The discussions also addressed critical intelligence regarding illicit oil-smuggling routes originating from the oilfields of Kirkuk and the Kurdistan Region, transiting through Iran to Afghanistan, alongside the recent security attack targeting the Khor Mor gas field.
In response to these findings, the Speaker directed the establishment of a temporary parliamentary committee to investigate the matter. The committee will be headed by the Chairman of the Security and Defence and will include the leaders of several key parliamentary bodies, namely:
Integrity Committee
Legal Committee
Finance Committee
Oil, Gas and Natural Resources Committee
Regions and Governorates Not Organised in a Region Committee
Planning and Government Programme Committee
Endowments Committee
Border Crossings and National Product Protection Committee
The newly formed committee has been tasked with closely following up on the intelligence report's findings and submitting its comprehensive conclusions directly to the Council's Leadership.
Statement
The Speaker of the Council of Representatives, Mr Haibet Alhalbousi, held an expanded meeting on Wednesday with parliamentary committees to discuss the technical intelligence report on oil smuggling in the Jurf al-Nasr area. The meeting also addressed intelligence information regarding the smuggling route of Iraqi oil from the fields of Kirkuk and the Kurdistan Region, passing through Iran to Afghanistan, as well as the recent attack on the Khor Mor field.
The Speaker directed the formation of a temporary parliamentary committee, chaired by the Head of the Security and Defence Committee. Its membership will comprise the heads of the following committees: Integrity; Legal; Finance; Oil, Gas and Natural Resources; Regions and Governorates Not Organised in a Region; Planning and Government Programme; Endowments; and Border Crossings and National Product Protection. The committee is tasked with following up on the report and submitting its findings to the Leadership of the Council.
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Nov 11, 2026