Dismissals follow probe that uncovered illegal oil refineries and smuggling in a region run by Kataib Hezbollah. The Iraqi Prime Minister dismissed nine officials following an investigation into oil smuggling linked to the Iran-backed Kataeb Hezbollah group. Al-Zaidi has dismissed nine officials, following an investigation into allegations of oil smuggling in the Jurf al-Sakher area, a Kataib Hezbollah bastion.