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Iraq’s new PM launches anticorruption campaign, but is it enough?

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According to Al Jazeera, Iraq's new Prime Minister Al-Zaidi has launched an anticorruption campaign that has already seized eighty-six million dollars in assets, along with properties, vehicles, and gold. But analysts caution that asset seizures alone may not address the systemic corruption that has long plagued Iraq.

Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/iraqs-new-pm-lau...

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