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Iraq arrests senior officials in anti-corruption raids

Al Jazeera English Al Jazeera English June 28, 2026 at 3:19 PM

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Iraqi security forces arrested several politicians, lawmakers and senior officials in dawn raids across Baghdad as part of a sweeping anti-corruption campaign ordered by Iraq’s new prime minister, Ali al-Zaidi. Elite Counter Terrorism Service units carried out operations in the Green Zone.

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