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Iraqi Forces Raid Green Zone, Arrest 47 Officials Suspected of Corruption
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In Short: Security forces in Baghdad's Green Zone detained at least 47 officials, including lawmakers and senior government figures, amid allegations of financial corruption.
Iraqi security forces, including elite Counter-Terrorism Service units, conducted a large-scale raid overnight in Baghdad's Green Zone, targeting several politicians over financial corruption, according to a security official.
The operation, carried out under judicial orders, involved anti-terrorism forces and the military, with video footage showing security forces operating inside the zone in heavy vehicles, including tanks.
Press TV reported that the Iraqi army entered the Green Zone with tanks and armoured vehicles, placing the heavily fortified district, which houses the US Embassy, under lockdown.
In a separate development, Iran's IRGC claimed to have carried out a coordinated missile and drone operation against US military installations in Kuwait and Bahrain, though this is not directly related to the Green Zone raid.
Background
Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, historically known in the west as Mesopotamia, is a country in West Asia. Located within the Middle East, it is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south, Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and Kuwait to the southeast, Jordan to the southwest, and Syria to the west.
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- Security forces including elite Counter-Terrorism Service units detained an undisclosed number of current and former officials overnight Iraqi security forces were deployed in Baghdad's fortified Green Zone overnight…
- The operation involved anti-terrorism forces and the military and was carried out per judicial orders, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
- Video footage shared on local Telegram channels showed security forces in heavy vehicles, including tanks, operating inside the zone.
- Press TV reported that the Iraqi army entered Baghdad's Green Zone with tanks and armoured vehicles, placing the heavily fortified district, which houses the US Embassy, under lockdown.
- Iran's IRNA and Tasnim news agencies later published an IRGC statement saying it carried out a coordinated missile and drone operation against what it described as eight major US military installations, including the…