A big-bootied model has been seized by police in Iraq in a crackdown on publishing ‘bad and indecent’ content on social media, it has emerged.

Media in Baghdad report that curvy Asal Hussam was arrested by security police in the Iraqi capital on 3rd February.

She is reportedly accused of ‘publishing bad and indecent content’ and ‘publishing videos against public morals’ on social media.

Her arrest comes as officials in the Muslim-majority republic allegedly hit back at what they view as ‘negative’ content online.

The Ministry of Interior has reportedly launched a platform called ‘Report’, where netizens can report ‘content that offends modesty and destabilises society’.

The online platform is said to have divided opinion in the Middle Eastern nation, with some – especially parents of children – coming out in favour of it.

Critics, however, have said it violates public and private freedoms.

It is not clear if Asal’s arrest is specifically linked to this video of her posing in a military uniform.

It is similarly unclear if she is being held in custody.

Her social media account appeared to have been taken down at the time of writing.

The Iraqi government has been accused of being cosy with the government in neighbouring Iran, where women are regularly seized for ‘immodesty’.