Baghdad, Baghdad Operations Command forces arrested 34 beggars and violators of the terms and conditions of the Residency and Nationality Department, and arrested nine wanted persons by the judiciary, including a violator of selling alcoholic beverages "delivery" in a number of areas on the Rusafa side. The Command stated in a statement: 'The departments of the Rusafa Police Command and the Rusafa Rescue Police Directorate continued their campaigns to pursue outlaws, organized crime elements, and begging gangs and eliminate this phenomenon in all areas of Rusafa, where 9 defendants were arrested according to various legal articles and 34 beggars and violators of the terms and conditions of the Residence and Nationality Department, including women and children, and another defendant was arrested for selling alcoholic beverages 'delivery' in the areas of (Karrada, Al-A'dhamiyah, New Baghdad, Al-Shaab/Al-Zira'i) next to Rusafa, and the necessary legal measures were taken against them.' Source: National Iraqi News Agency
AU Summit Calls for Urgent Reform in Africa’s Peace and Security Architecture
August 30, 2026
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