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| Territory | Iraq, Europe |
|---|---|
| Ethnicity | Iraqis |
| Criminal activities | Arms trafficking, assassination, assault, bombing, car theft, contract killing, drug trafficking, extortion, human trafficking, infiltration of politics, kidnapping, murder, people smuggling, police corruption, police impersonation, racketeering, witness intimidation, witness tampering |
| Allies | Certain armed groups |
| Rivals | Albanian mafia |
The Iraqi mafia (Arabic: المافيا العراقية) is a general term used for organized crime groups based in Iraq or composed of Iraqis. Iraqi crime groups are active worldwide, especially in Iraq, Europe, and the Middle East.
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editThe Iraqi mafia are especially active in trafficking drugs, arms, humans, and oil, and also does illegal taxation, smuggling, extortion, robbery, and assassinations. The Iraqi mafia often operates based on Arab tribal structures. There have been instances of armed groups working with the Iraqi mafia.[1]
The Iraqi mafia is known for human trafficking, including a type in which they make people pose as beggars in the streets and give all their earnings back to the mafia.[2]
The Iraqi mafia also includes women, who were described as "more crafty, skilful and require double police effort to arrest them."[3]
The Iraqi diaspora is also active in organised crime which is linked to Iraq.[4]
The Popular Mobilization Forces, in 2019, carried out "the largest campaign in the history of Iraq", raiding many casinos, drug rings, and prostitution clubs, and arresting the "grand mafia leader."[5]
In 2024, an Iraqi mafia leader in Baghdad was killed by an Albanian mafia operative who travelled from Sweden to commit the murder, and tried to flee Iraq before being arrested by Iraqi police and given the death penalty.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ "Criminality in Iraq - The Organized Crime Index". ocindex.net. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ "Organized crime gangs behind foreign begging, says rights group". Shafaq News. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ "Iraq police arrests 'female criminal gangs'". middleeastmonitor.com. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
- ^ "German police raid Iraqi organized crime gang – DW – 05/22/2019". dw.com. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ "Iraq's Shia militias claim capture of 'Grand Mafia Leader' in 'biggest gambling crackdown'".
- ^ "Albanian-Origin Assassin Arrested for the Killing of Iraqi Mafia Leader in Baghdad". Oculus News. 2024-01-20. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ ""An Albanian executed the great mobster of Iraq"/ Artan Hoxha reveals sensational details of the event involving the 19-year-old Albanian: How he traveled from Sweden to Baghdad to commit the murder". www.sot.com.al. January 18, 2024. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
Category:Mafia Category:Organized crime by ethnicity Category:Transnational organized crime