Iraqi officials, including lawmakers, arrested on corruption charges in overnight raid

# Iraqi officials arrested on corruption charges

Iraqi security forces arrested 47 people, including 12 sitting lawmakers and high-ranking government officials, during overnight raids in Baghdad's Green Zone on Sunday, according to Iraq's state news agency. The arrests stem from allegations made by former Deputy Minister of Oil Adnan al-Jumaili, detained last month on corruption charges, and target members from both Shiite and Sunni political blocs.

The detained lawmakers and officials came from al-Sudani's Shiite bloc and the Azm Alliance, a major Sunni party. Specific accusations were not immediately disclosed. The operation followed a political transition in which Prime Minister al-Sudani stepped aside over disagreements within the Coordination Framework coalition, replaced by businessman Ali al-Zaidi, who received U.S. backing.

The arrests are expected to reshape Iraq's fragmented political environment, where corruption allegations often overlap with power struggles between competing factions.