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

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Iraq has launched an investigation into arms smuggling to Hezbollah following Syria's report of a seizure of advanced weapons allegedly being smuggled from Iraq into Syria. Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi ordered the probe amid regional concerns about weapon transfers.

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.