2026 Green Zone raid
Iraqi anti-corruption security force operation
The 2026 Green Zone raid, dubbed Operation Dawn, was a massive, pre-dawn anti-corruption operation executed by Iraqi elite security forces on 28 June 2026 inside the heavily fortified Green Zone and surrounding neighborhoods of Baghdad. Ordered by the newly inaugurated Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi and coordinated by the Federal Integrity Commission and the Iraqi judiciary, the raid resulted in the arrest of 47 high-ranking officials, including sitting members of parliament (MPs), political party leaders, and senior ministry executives.
The crackdown, widely compared by regional analysts to historical political purges due to its scale and high-profile targets, fundamentally shook the post-2003 Iraqi political establishment. It targeted deeply entrenched patronage networks involving the alleged systematic smuggling of Iraqi oil, illicit campaign financing, and the embezzlement of state funds.
Background
Systemic corruption has plagued Iraq for decades, with the country consistently ranking near the bottom of Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index. In May 2026, Ali al-Zaidi, a businessman with minimal traditional political baggage, assumed the office of Prime Minister. Al-Zaidi campaigned on a platform of aggressively dismantling entrenched corruption networks, bringing rogue armed factions under state control, and reassuring international partners ahead of a high-profile diplomatic visit to Washington, D.C. planned for July 2026.
The legal groundwork for the raids began in October 2025, when investigative judge Diaa Jaafar of the Central Criminal Court for Combating Corruption launched an inquiry into unusual, massive campaign spending by various legislative candidates. The investigation achieved a major breakthrough in May 2026 with the arrest of former Deputy Oil Minister Adnan al-Jumaili. During intensive interrogation by the Federal Integrity Commission, al-Jumaili confessed to operating a vast network that diverted state oil revenues, rigged ministry procurement contracts, and bribed lawmakers across multiple sectarian coalitions.
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