Iraqi security forces carry out pre-dawn raids in Baghdad’s high-security Green Zone as part of an anti-corruption operation. Multiple reports say the Green Zone includes key state institutions, including the parliament building and government offices, as well as embassies and residences of some politicians. According to the accounts, the arrests involve MPs and senior officials alleged to be tied to financial corruption. The operations are conducted on judicial orders and are described as targeting people implicated in illicit financial activity, with some allegations also relating to smuggling and the financing of armed factions. The Times of India report adds that the crackdown is carried out as part of a broader reform effort and notes that it takes place before Prime Minister Zaidi’s visit to the United States, though the raids’ stated basis remains the anti-corruption investigations. The Jerusalem Post report focuses on the fact that the Green Zone—home to governmental facilities and politicians’ residences—is the site of the security action.