A REMOTE AREA WITH INNUMERABLE REVENUES IN DOLLARS. CLOSURE OF THE “WELL OF GOLD” BETWEEN IRAQ AND IRAN, 7 OCT

 A REMOTE AREA WITH INNUMERABLE REVENUES IN DOLLARS. CLOSURE OF THE “WELL OF GOLD” BETWEEN IRAQ AND IRAN

(The goose that has been laying the golden eggs is nearly dead, now what? How do they find ways to continue their theft from Iraq?)

Can’t kick the same old can down the road anymore.

Now what?

Baghdad Today – Baghdad

For months, and perhaps for years, the Kursang area, which is close to the border strip between Iraq and Iran on the side of the city of Qazaniya, affiliated with Diyala Governorate, remained a puzzling mystery to many due to the interest in it from influential parties, even though it is a semi-remote area, but with the days it became clear that it is the hidden “well of gold.” The features of which were revealed by a bloody conflict.

An informed source said in an interview with “Baghdad Today” that, “Korsang is another file of border secrets, which is managed by influential parties in the smuggling file because of its location, geography, and proximity to the border road, which provides flexibility in transporting goods from Iran to Iraq, out of sight.”

He added, “A bloody conflict over the course of months revealed some of Kursunk’s secrets, especially with the fall of casualties, which shed light on it and prompted the security services to redeploy, forcefully control border security, and prevent any cases of smuggling.”

The observer for local affairs, Qasim Hadi, said that “Korsnik may have revealed the secrets of some influential parties that deal in smuggling in complete secrecy,” pointing out that “the Sudanese government is the one behind the decision to close Kursnik and end the smuggling file.”

The source confirms, “Smuggling in Diyala creates tycoons of money and power, especially since its revenues, according to what some say, amount to a ton of dollars per month, which means that we are facing countless amounts of money.”

He pointed out “the necessity of eliminating any illegal presence near the border strip, whether with Iran or Turkey, and considering it as a determinant of the country’s national security.”

On the other hand, former MP Furat Al-Tamimi acknowledged that “smuggling is a complex problem in Diyala, and the governorate always pays the bill because of its repercussions and crises, as it is an important corridor for smuggling convoys.”

He pointed out that “reconsidering the laws that punish smugglers is a necessity, with the importance of revealing all papers to public opinion and showing who is behind the black trade.”

In November 2022, an official source in Diyala reported that the Iranian side had completed the first steps to inaugurate a border crossing with Iraq, east of Diyala, which is the third crossing point for the governorate with the Iranian side after the Al-Mundhiriya and Mandali crossings, despite the Iraqi government’s refusal to inaugurate the crossing and begin its procedures so far.

The source said in press statements at the time that the Iranian side had established a yard and caravans parks east of the Qazaniya district, 113 km east of Baqubah, near the Kursang port, which was scheduled to be established as a third port for Diyala with Iran, but the Council of Ministers had not approved its establishment or any other steps so far, despite the discoveries it had conducted. Specialized teams from Diyala and Baghdad.

The source revealed the existence of illegal smuggling and commercial exchange operations despite not being confirmed by the competent official authorities in Iraq, which caused conflicts between influential groups and parties that dominate the border crossings in Diyala without revealing the names of those groups and parties.

He stated that the disputes that occurred in areas close to the Kursunk port were disputes between groups that dominated the trade exchange without revealing their identity, which caused the death of 3 people and the injury of two others, most of whom were residents of the Qazaniya district.

(Did you say that the Iranian side had completed the first steps to inaugurate a border crossing with Iraq? Oh…amazing. Guess the US is not alone in our border crisis….. Who is orchestrating these border crises? )

BY DINAR IRAQ & DONG VIETNAM