Making Iraq ‘normal’ again: do mass arrests and cash seizures signal end to corruption?
New Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al‑Sudani has launched a crackdown involving large‑scale arrests and the seizure of millions of dollars in cash, aiming to tackle entrenched corruption. Government officials describe the move as a seismic shift to restore normalcy, while many Iraqis remain doubtful, recalling previous anti‑corruption promises that yielded limited results in practice.