Security news from Iraq in English, including law enforcement, courts, border developments, military operations and public safety updates.
IraqNASA has dismissed a viral social media claim that Earth will lose its gravity for 7.3 seconds on August 12, 2026, calling the assertion scientifically impossible. In an …
BaghdadKUWAIT CITY, Kuwait — KUWAIT CITY — Kuwait's Interior Ministry said security forces arrested a citizen linked to ISIS before he could carry out a planned attack on a vita…
BaghdadDAMASCUS, Syria — Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council President Faiq Zeydan arrived in Damascus on Thursday for an official visit, marking the first formal judicial contact b…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi dinar strengthened against the US dollar in evening trading on a public holiday, as interbank currency transactions continued despite the centra…
IraqKUWAIT CITY, Kuwait — Kuwait's Ministry of Interior said on Saturday that security forces had disrupted an ISIS plot to attack a critical facility inside the country, arr…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — TEHRAN — Iran has accelerated repairs at four war-damaged gas processing facilities in Asaluyeh, Bushehr province, on the Persian Gulf coast, aiming to res…
IraqParts of Europe and several Arab countries are witnessing a rare solar eclipse on Saturday, with some regions seeing a total eclipse and others a partial one. The sudden …
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — The governor of Basra, Asaad al-Idaini, has rejected circulating claims that part of the province's electricity allocation would be transferred to distric…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Civil defense teams in the Karkh district of Baghdad extinguished a fire that broke out in a four-story commercial-residential building in the Duwra area,…
Dhi QarNASIRIYAH, Iraq — The governor of Dhi Qar province, Heytham al-Hamdani, said on Wednesday that 6 billion Iraqi dinars have been recovered as part of anti-corruption effor…
IraqADEN, Yemen — Yemeni government forces carried out a drone strike against Houthi positions west of Qa'atibah, a town in the northern part of Ed Dali governorate, on Wedne…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A delegation from the Iraqi National Coalition visited the Kurdistan Democratic Party's (KDP) main office in Baghdad on Wednesday, the coalition said in a…
KirkukBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi National Olympic Committee has appointed Diyar Fahreddin as president of its Kirkuk branch, the committee announced. The committee said the appo…
DiyalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Oil Ministry has approved an increase in the fuel quota for Diyala province, the head of the province's product distribution branch, Izzat al-Abbad…
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Civil Defense teams extinguished a fire on Tuesday at a private gas facility in the town of al-Qa'im in Anbar province, authorities said. Crews bro…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's National Security Service said three people were arrested and about 2 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine were seized in two separate anti-narcoti…
SulaymaniyahSULAYMANIYAH, Iraq — Kurdish artist Kamal Mohammed will stage a charity concert at Sulaymaniyah's Sanat Hall on August 27, 2026, with all proceeds directed to Hewa Hospit…
BasraKUWAIT CITY, Kuwait — International air observation data showed that five Iraqi locations ranked among the world's 15 hottest places over the past 24 hours, according to …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Interior Ministry said security forces seized more than 20 locally manufactured drones and arrested four suspects in two separate operations in Bag…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — The Hatbat al-Imam Ali Mosque in the Zubair district west of Basra hosted religious events marking the death anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad, drawing mo…
