Iraq investigates arms' smuggling to Hezbollah after Syria's announcement

Middle East Eye · July 16, 2026 War

Iraq investigates arms' smuggling to Hezbollah after Syria's announcement Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has ordered an investigation into the smuggling of arms and weapons from Iraq to Hezbollah across the Syrian border, an official Iraqi source told al-Jazeera. The directive comes after the Syrian government announced earlier today that it seized a shipment of advanced weapons allegedly intended for Hezbollah that was being smuggled into Syria from Iraq.

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