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Iraq's former defense minister wanted in Sweden for fraud is arrested at the Stockholm airport

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Iraq's former defense minister wanted in Sweden for fraud is arrested at the Stockholm airport

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FILE – Iraqi Defense Minister Najah al-Shammari speaks to journalists after his meeting with U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper, in Baghdad, Iraq, on Oct. 23, 2019. Iraq’s former defense minister, who holds dual Iraqi-Swedish citizenship, has been arrested in Sweden, suspected of illegally receiving benefits in the Scandinavian country. Prosecutor Jens Nilsson told Swedish broadcasters on Tuesday that Najah al-Shammari was arrested Monday at the Stockholm airport upon arrival to Sweden and that he was wanted by Swedish authorities. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, File)

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