BAGHDAD — Iraqi security forces launched raids in Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone early Sunday to arrest officials including MPs suspected of corruption and officials linked to Iran-backed Shiite militias, amid heavy deployment in the area.

The Green Zone houses the US embassy and other diplomatic missions, as well as international institutions and government offices. High-ranking officials and politicians also live there.

Video footage shared on local Telegram channels showed security forces in heavy vehicles such as tanks in the Green Zone, including a clip of them inside a compound and, in one instance, inside a house. Unverified footage appeared to show heavy gunfire in the area.

AFP correspondents reported heavy security deployment at the entrances of the Green Zone.

The large-scale raids, which included other neighborhoods in Baghdad as well, were aimed at arresting senior Iraqi officials and politicians.

A security official told AFP on condition of anonymity that a “raid targeted several politicians over financial corruption, per judicial orders,” adding that the operation involved anti-terrorism forces and the military.

Gunfire reported in the Green Zone, Iraq, tonight as government-aligned SOF, backed by Iraqi Army armor, move to arrest several pro-Iranian politicians. pic.twitter.com/IEE3ow9J9m — OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) June 28, 2026

Gunfire reported in the Green Zone, Iraq, tonight as government-aligned SOF, backed by Iraqi Army armor, move to arrest several pro-Iranian........

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