Arab report: list of 15 detainees in Iraq arrest sweep includes deputy oil minister

An Arab report published a list of 15 detainees from the ongoing arrest sweep in Iraq, most of them parliament members, including a deputy oil minister, the chairman of the al-Azm party, and a former adviser to ex-PM al-Sudani, according to a single unverified report.

An Arab media report published a list naming 15 detainees from the ongoing arrest sweep in Iraq, providing the first detailed breakdown of the individuals caught in the operation. The list identifies most of those detained as members of parliament, alongside a deputy oil minister, the chairman of the al-Azm party, and a former adviser to former Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani.

The source of the list is a single Arab media outlet and has not been independently verified by Israeli or Western sources. The context of the arrests—an operation that earlier reports described as a sweeping crackdown by Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi against pro-Iran elements—remains unconfirmed through official Iraqi channels. As The Zioneer reported earlier today (09:47 Jerusalem), the initial report characterized the sweep as a military coup with tanks sealing Baghdad's Green Zone and exchanges of fire. The new list adds granularity but does not corroborate the scale or the nature of the wider operation.

The identities of several other detainees have not yet been disclosed, and no official Iraqi government statement has confirmed the arrests. The report's single-source basis means details of the list should be treated as unverified at this stage.

2 developments

1. 2 hours ago · 22:40 · 28 JunLatest

   List of 15 detainees includes deputy oil minister and al-Azm party chairman

2. 09:47 · 28 Jun

   Report: Iraqi PM launches coup, arrests dozens of pro-Iran officials in Green Zone sweep

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