Beyond terrorism, Iraq’s leader is struggling to fight corruption
Demonstrators who support Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s anti-corruption measures rally in in Basra, southeast of Baghdad, on Friday. (Nabil al-Jurani/AP)
By Loveday Morris-August 21
BAGHDAD — After five years of trying to get a job as a public school teacher, Saleh Ali paid a bribe of $4,300 to an official in Iraq’s Education Ministry to secure one. He says it was the only way.
for the Independent, based in London and Beirut.
