00:00Several Iraqi political officials were arrested early on Sunday on corruption charges, Iraq's
00:05state-run Iraqi news agency reported.
00:08The arrests were reportedly based on a statement made by the former Deputy Minister of Oil,
00:13who was arrested last month.
00:15Iraqi security forces carried out raids inside the heavily fortified Green Zone compound
00:20that houses key government institutions and foreign embassies.
00:23The arrests are likely to have ripple effects across Iraq's fractured political landscape,
00:27where accusations of corruption frequently intersect with rivalries over power and influence.
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