Al Jazeera English • June 28, 2026 15:19

Iraq arrests senior officials in anti-corruption raids

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Iraqi security forces arrested several politicians, lawmakers and senior officials in dawn raids across Baghdad.

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Sun 09:36 - Al-Monitor

Iraq arrests politicians and government officials in anti-corruption crackdown

Sun 10:05 - Al Jazeera English

Iraq security forces arrest several officials in anticorruption crackdown

Sun 13:59 - Euronews

Iraqi political officials arrested on corruption charges in overnight raid

Sun 14:04 - Middle East Eye

Iraq arrests 47 officials in anti-corruption crackdown

Sun 15:19 - Al Jazeera English

Iraq arrests senior officials in anti-corruption raids

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10:05

Iraq security forces arrest several officials in anticorruption crackdown

Large-scale operation carried out at dawn in Green Zone and several neighbourhoods in Baghdad, security source says.

Al-Monitor

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09:36

Iraq arrests politicians and government officials in anti-corruption crackdown

BAGHDAD, June 28 (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces arrested politicians, lawmakers and senior government officials early on Sunday in what security and legal sources described as the start of a …

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13:59

Iraqi political officials arrested on corruption charges in overnight raid

Iraqi security forces sealed off all entrances to the capital’s heavily fortified Green Zone early Sunday and carried out raids inside the compound that houses key government institutions and foreign …

Middle East Eye

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14:04

Iraq arrests 47 officials in anti-corruption crackdown

Iraq arrests 47 officials in anti-corruption crackdown Submitted by Alex MacDonald on Sun, 06/28/2026 - 13:46 Security services enter the fortified Green Zone in Baghdad as the new prime minister …