A fisherman sits in a boat along the Shatt al-Arab waterway on a foggy morning in Iraq's southern city of Basra, Dec. 18, 2023. (Photo: Hussein Faleh/AFP) Iraq Iraqi official highlights rampant corruption, service failures in Basra
This aerial photograph taken shows a view of buildings and bridges over the Tigris river in Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 1, 2024. (Photo: Murtaja Lateef/AFP) Kurdistan Rampant corruption in Iraq's administrative sectors alarms lawmakers
