Lieutenant General Hamed al-Hasani appointed to head Iraq's Oil Police Directorate

BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq has appointed Lieutenant General Hamed al-Hasani as director of the Oil Police Directorate, the unit responsible for protecting oil facilities under the Ministry of Energy. The appointment is part of a series of senior security reassignments, according to official directives issued by the relevant authorities. Lieutenant General Salih al-Amiri was named deputy federal security undersecretar in the same set of orders. Both officers are set to begin their new roles in line with the published directives. The moves are part of broader administrative changes across several security bodies, officials said, and are being carried out within what authorities described as a restructuring of the federal security command structure. Further details on the implementation of the decision are expected to be clarified by statements from the relevant authorities, according to the directives.