Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The Mayoralty of Baghdad has launched an unprecedented enforcement campaign to dismantle illegal property encroachments and building violations outside the residences of high-ranking state officials within the heavily fortified Green Zone.
This operation marks the first time since 2003 that municipal authorities have directly targeted elite government quarters, signaling a fundamental shift in the implementation of public zoning laws.
Acting under the explicit mandates of Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zaidi, demolition teams and municipal tractors began clearing unauthorized structural expansions, concrete barriers, and private perimeters that had long blocked public roadways and civic infrastructure inside the governmental district.
Simultaneously, Prime Minister al-Zaidi escalated his administration’s systemic anti-corruption offensive on Sunday, July 5, 2026, by issuing an urgent nationwide appeal to all Iraqi citizens. The Prime Minister explicitly called upon the public to report any hidden real estate assets, offshore funds, or illicit wealth accumulated through public graft and state embezzlement.
To incentivize this collective oversight, the executive office directed relevant financial authorities to grant substantial financial rewards and percentage-based cash bonuses to whistleblowers whose tips lead to the successful recovery of stolen state funds.
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