Security news from Iraq in English, including law enforcement, courts, border developments, military operations and public safety updates.
MosulMOSUL, Iraq — Health authorities in Nineveh province have confirmed two cases of hemorrhagic fever in siblings from the Bashika area east of Mosul, the provincial health …
IraqEngland manager Thomas Tuchel has told his players not to climb advertising boards while celebrating goals during the 2026 World Cup quarterfinal against Norway. The dire…
IraqLISBON — Jorge Jesus was officially appointed as the new head coach of the Portugal national football team on Thursday, succeeding Roberto Martinez following Portugal's e…
IraqJERUSALEM — The Israeli military said Friday that two senior Hamas commanders were killed in separate airstrikes in northern Gaza earlier this week. In a statement releas…
IraqIsrael's military is struggling with personnel, equipment and budget shortages after nearly three years of fighting, the Hebrew-language newspaper Ma'ariv reported. The a…
BasraTEHRAN, Iran — LONDON — The International Maritime Organization has rejected Iran's recent actions in the Strait of Hormuz and called on member states not to recognize th…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — US President Donald Trump said on Friday afternoon that Iran had agreed to continue talks, and that Washington had told Tehran "the ceasefire is over" wit…
IraqGENEVA — The World Health Organization's emergencies chief said the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is likely two to four times larger than officia…
MosulBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's National Security Adviser Qasim al-Araji marked the anniversary of Mosul's liberation from ISIS, calling the city's recapture a turning point for a…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani on Saturday opened the Al-Rahman Magnetic Resonance and Spiral Tomography Center at the Ibn al-Battar Cardiac Surg…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A popular movement formed in opposition to the Khor Abdullah Agreement called on Friday on the Iraqi government to take a firm stance against Kuwait follo…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s National Security Council secretary warned Israel on Friday that it would not remain safe if it launched further attacks on Iranian infrastructure. …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi security forces detained Oil Ministry Director General Hussein Talib on July 8 as part of a wide-ranging corruption investigation into alleged irreg…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Police in Baghdad's Karkh district have arrested a pickpocket known by the alias "Three Thieves," described as one of the capital's most dangerous street …
BaghdadBASRA, Iraq — A fishermen's association in Basra's Faw district is demanding that the Iraqi government hold Kuwaiti security forces accountable for the death of fisherman…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's vehicle fleet has surpassed seven million, with more than four million of those vehicles concentrated in Baghdad, a figure that has reignited debat…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Higher Judicial Council issued a detailed statement on Tuesday addressing the legal case of Nur Zuhayr and whether he qualifies for a general amnes…
DuhokDUHOK, Iraq — Duhok Investigation and Evidence Collection Committee member Colonel Shakir Mahmoud Mirani said work is continuing with relevant institutions to complete fi…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Iraq's National Security Service said it arrested 12 suspects in Basra over alleged customs fraud linked to large commercial shipments. The agency said the …
IraqMADRID — Large wildfires in Spain's southern Andalusia region have killed 11 people, with 19 reported missing and eight others injured, emergency official Antonio Sanz sa…