Iraqi security forces arrested politicians, lawmakers and senior government officials early on Sunday after Elite Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) units raided their homes inside Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, security sources told Asharq Al-Awsat. A senior source quoted by state news agency INA said that some of the latest arrests were based on testimony provided by Adnan al-Jumaili, deputy oil minister for refining affairs, after his detention on corruption charges. The source told INA that al-Jumaili's statements implicated a wider network of officials in alleged corruption schemes. Iraqi security personnel are seen near a house in the Green Zone at dawn Sunday (X) Sunday's operation was launched on direct orders from Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, a government official told Asharq Al-Awsat. An Iraqi official said earlier that an official statement will be made about the arrests.
