Iraqi security forces arrest politicians, lawmakers, and senior government officials in Baghdad in the early hours of Sunday, in what security and legal sources describe as the start of a broader anti-corruption campaign. Reports say the raids target residences of senior figures inside Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone. Elite Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) units conduct the arrests, with sources describing the actions as part of a wider effort ordered by Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi.
Multiple outlets link the crackdown to the prime minister’s direct orders following the issuance of arrest warrants by Iraqi judicial authorities. The individuals taken into custody are said to include politicians and senior officials, though specific names and charges are not provided in the accounts cited. Sources speaking to media for Reuters and others do not identify themselves, citing restrictions on discussing sensitive security and legal matters. The coverage is framed as an anti-corruption push, but the reported information focuses on the arrests, the location and timing of the raids, and the role of the prime minister and judicial warrants in triggering the operation.
