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How Will the Showdown Between al-Zaidi and Kataib Hezbollah End?

Published by Asharq Al-Awsat · Saudi Arabia 10 h ago
How Will the Showdown Between al-Zaidi and Kataib Hezbollah End?
Asharq Al-Awsat

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A two-week standoff between Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi and Kataib Hezbollah has erupted into a public war of accusations, complicating government efforts to bring the weapons of Iran-backed armed groups under state control. Tensions flared after leaked intelligence reports accused Kataib Hezbollah of smuggling thousands of barrels of oil extracted from Jurf al-Sakhar, south of Baghdad.

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