Security news from Iraq in English, including law enforcement, courts, border developments, military operations and public safety updates.
IraqSaudi Arabia said the total number of pilgrims in the 1447 Hajj season reached 1,707,301, underscoring the scale of this year’s pilgrimage operations. Of the total, 1,546…
IraqThe United States has reactivated Freedom Operation, a mission designed to escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, with plans to assist 12 vessels in the coming …
BaghdadFormer lawmaker Fevzi Ekrem Terzi said Iraq is heading into a serious fiscal crisis and warned that, under the current trajectory, the federal budget could become little …
DuhokLivestock markets in Duhok have grown busier as Eid Al-Adha approaches, with noticeable increases in sheep and cattle sales. Sellers said prices are significantly higher …
AnbarIraq has brought back 352 Iraqi migrants who had entered Libya illegally, as Baghdad and Libyan authorities coordinated for a week to manage the case, Iraq’s acting charg…
IraqIran has executed two people, one on charges of spying for Israel and the other for killing his wife, amid a sharp rise in executions tied to political tensions and prote…
IraqInter Miami said Lionel Messi has been diagnosed with a muscle strain in his left hamstring caused by overuse, after the star forward left the Philadelphia match early wh…
IraqFlights in the airspace over Isfahan, Iran, are set to resume tomorrow after an 84-day closure, marking the return of air traffic to normal in the area after a long inter…
IraqBritain has imposed new sanctions on cryptocurrency networks it says Russia uses to evade Western sanctions and finance the war in Ukraine. The Foreign Office said the me…
IraqScientists have detected a change in direction in a giant molten iron flow inside Earth’s outer core beneath the Pacific Ocean, a movement observed more than 2,200 kilome…
BaghdadIraqi Parliament member Muhammad Jasim al-Hafaji has taken the Cabinet’s internal regulation clause on the confidentiality of meetings and decisions to the Federal Suprem…
IraqFIFA has announced the cities and facilities where all 48 national teams competing in the 2026 World Cup will hold their pre-tournament camps, with Iraq set to prepare at…
IraqIran's judiciary has suspended the work of the cyberspace regulation council that decided to gradually restore internet service across the country, halting a key body cre…
SulaymaniyahSulaymaniyah held a large Arefe Day celebration on Friday, with residents from different parts of the city taking part in a religious and social event that drew wide part…
IraqAn oil tanker reported an explosion on its port side off Oman, about 60 nautical miles from Muscat, in an incident that briefly raised maritime safety concerns in the are…
BaghdadIraq’s Communications and Media Commission has completed an operational plan to keep mobile networks and internet services stable during Eid al-Adha, with monitoring and …
IraqIraq’s Agriculture Ministry expects wheat production to reach 5 million tons in the 2025-2026 season, a level officials say will keep the country on track toward self-suf…
IraqKermanshah has produced 3 million native saplings to help revive the Zagros forests, as part of afforestation projects and wood cultivation programs tied to the green eco…
IraqIran has pressed for the release of frozen funds in Qatar and South Korea during a visit by Parliament Speaker Muhammad Baqir Qalibaf to Qatar, with Tehran focusing on a …
IraqSaudi Arabia is using drones in Mecca to bolster health services for pilgrims as extreme heat intensifies during the Hajj season. Temperatures in Mecca reached 45 degrees…