Apparently there's fighting near or at the embassy in Iraq

[SamuelTheThird]

Something is going down now

[Tetrachloride]

1. Source of information?

[SamuelTheThird]

2. Was social media but its starting to get picked up

Chaos erupts around the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad as gunfire, armoured vehicles, and a massive security operation shake Iraq's Green Zone. The dramatic escalation comes amid rising U.S.-Iran tensions and growing fears that the fragile ceasefire is collapsing. With military deployments increasing, oil markets on edge, and global shipping routes under pressure, the crisis is drawing worldwide attention. Is this another isolated flashpoint, or the beginning of a much larger regional conflict? Watch the full report for the latest developments.

[Maru Kitteh]

3. Yeah. Source?

Link?

[AZProgressive]

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

BAGHDAD (AP) — Several Iraqi political officials were arrested early Sunday on corruption charges, Iraq’s state-run Iraqi News Agency reported.

It said the arrests were based on statement made by former Deputy Minister of Oil Adnan al-Jumaili, who was arrested last month, and “included members of Parliament whose immunity had been lifted.”

Iraqi security forces sealed off all entrances to the capital’s heavily fortified Green Zone early Sunday and carried out raids inside the compound that houses key government institutions and foreign embassies.

A security agency report obtained by The Associated Press said that seven people were arrested, among them five members of Parliament. Some of the arrestees were from the political bloc of former Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani. It was not immediately clear what the specific accusations against them were.

https://apnews.com/article/iraq-arrests-corruption-eebff7c8229d69ffd48d280014407fe1

I think I might cross-post this story in foreign affairs.

[hookaleft]

4. Iraqi forces raid Baghdad's Green Zone amid arrest reports

Iraqi forces raid Baghdad's Green Zone amid arrest reports

BAGHDAD — Iraqi security forces deployed in Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone early Sunday with the raid targeting “several politicians”, a security official told AFP.

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.

https://globalnation.inquirer.net/328962/iraqi-forces-raid-baghdads-green-zone-amid-arrest-reports