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Lebanese Army Busts ISIS Cell that Was Plotting Attacks

Lebanese soldiers man a checkpoint after being deployed in the Beddawi area near the northern port city of Tripoli. (AFP)
Lebanese soldiers man a checkpoint after being deployed in the Beddawi area near the northern port city of Tripoli. (AFP)
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Lebanese Army Busts ISIS Cell that Was Plotting Attacks

Lebanese soldiers man a checkpoint after being deployed in the Beddawi area near the northern port city of Tripoli. (AFP)
Lebanese soldiers man a checkpoint after being deployed in the Beddawi area near the northern port city of Tripoli. (AFP)

The Lebanese army announced on Tuesday that it had arrested members of an ISIS cell in the northern city of Tripoli.

It said the terrorist cell was plotting to carry out attacks in the country.

In a statement, it added that the members had purchased weapons with the aim of carrying out attacks, taking advantage of the dire situation in Lebanon.

The cell had also sought to recruit more members.

It had started operating in June and had assassinated retired officer Ahmed Murad in the Tripoli on August 22.

Investigations are underway with the detainees.

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Iraq Holds Kurdish Government Legally Responsible for Continued Oil Smuggling

Kurdish protesters block the road in front of trucks carrying oil in the Arbat area near Sulaymaniyah, Iraq February 23, 2025. REUTERS/Ako Rasheed/File Photo
Kurdish protesters block the road in front of trucks carrying oil in the Arbat area near Sulaymaniyah, Iraq February 23, 2025. REUTERS/Ako Rasheed/File Photo
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Iraq Holds Kurdish Government Legally Responsible for Continued Oil Smuggling

Kurdish protesters block the road in front of trucks carrying oil in the Arbat area near Sulaymaniyah, Iraq February 23, 2025. REUTERS/Ako Rasheed/File Photo
Kurdish protesters block the road in front of trucks carrying oil in the Arbat area near Sulaymaniyah, Iraq February 23, 2025. REUTERS/Ako Rasheed/File Photo

Iraq's oil ministry said on Thursday it holds the Kurdish regional government (KRG) legally responsible for the continued smuggling of oil from the Kurdish region outside the country.

The ministry reserves the right to take all legal measures in the matter, it added.

Control over oil and gas has long been a source of tension between Baghdad and Erbil, Reuters reported.

Iraq is under pressure from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries to cut output to compensate for having produced more than its agreed volume. OPEC counts oil flows from Kurdistan as part of Iraq's quota.

In a ruling issued in 2022, Iraq's federal court deemed an oil and gas law regulating the oil industry in Iraqi Kurdistan unconstitutional and demanded that Kurdish authorities hand over their crude oil supplies.

The ministry said the KRG’s failure to comply with the law has hurt both oil exports and public revenue, forcing Baghdad to cut output from other fields to meet OPEC quotas.

The ministry added that it had urged the KRG to hand over crude produced from its fields, warning that failure to do so could result in significant financial losses and harm the country’s international reputation and oil commitments.

Negotiations to resume Kurdish oil exports via the Iraq-Türkiye oil pipeline, which once handled about 0.5% of global oil supply, have stalled over payment terms and contract details.