Sinan Mahmoud

Ashurbanipal monument underscores the province's cultural resurgence nearly a decade after ISIS destruction

Group’s second-largest oil producer has repeatedly pushed for an increase

Billions of dinars siphoned off by Adnan Al Jumaili found hidden in homes and buried underground

Nazar Nasser Hussein has served at the bank for 25 years and specialises in combating money laundering

Visit signals reset in ties as Washington pushes for militias to be disarmed

Ali Al Zaidi has launched efforts to tackle fraud since taking office

First high-level trip to US comes amid push to disarm Iran-backed militias before international coalition's withdrawal in September

The disarmament effort is central to PM’s agenda of restoring state sovereignty and reducing the influence of armed groups operating outside government control

Pro-Iran militias vow to target US forces if Washington intervenes, as Baghdad struggles to push ahead with disarming militias

Strait of Hormuz closure has badly affected Baghdad's revenue, forcing its economy into free fall

Pressure from Washington has borne fruit, with three groups already beginning process of placing weapons under state control

Adnan Al Jumaili arrested as authorities probe kickbacks and embezzlement in refinery contracts

Asaib Ahl Al Haq and Imam Ali Brigades say they will disengage from Popular Mobilisation Forces

Detention coincides with orders from Prime Minister Al Zaidi to form anti-fraud council

Move comes as government seeks tighter control over state spending