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Iraq anti-graft task force fishes for ‘sharks’

After three years battling jihadists of the Islamic State group, the authorities have now set their sights on fishing for "sharks". This is the popular phrase for the fight against senior officials who have acted with total impunity to line their own pockets. According to anti-graft organisation Transparency International, Iraq is one of the most […]

Ammar Karim writes for AFP:

After three years battling jihadists of the Islamic State group, the authorities have now set their sights on fishing for "sharks".

This is the popular phrase for the fight against senior officials who have acted with total impunity to line their own pockets.

According to anti-graft organisation Transparency International, Iraq is one of the most corrupt states in the world.