Security news from Iraq in English, including law enforcement, courts, border developments, military operations and public safety updates.
IraqU.S. President Donald Trump said removing Gianni Infantino from his position as head of FIFA would be a "great mistake." In a post on Truth Social, Trump praised Infantin…
MosulMOSUL, Iraq — A 20-year-old man was killed by gunfire in the garden of his home in the Râfidin neighborhood in western Mosul on Tuesday, a Nineveh police source said. The…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — LONDON — Only six vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz by 07:00 local time on Tuesday, according to shipping data from Kpler cited by Reuters, down from…
SaladinSALADIN, Iraq — A security officer opened fire on his colleagues in Saladin province on Wednesday morning, killing three of them in an incident whose motive remains unkno…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi sculptor and painter Saad Nayif has died, the Iraqi Artists Syndicate announced on Tuesday in a condolence statement. The syndicate offered its cond…
IraqBRUSSELS — A total solar eclipse on August 12 could cut solar power generation in Europe by roughly 10 gigawatts, equivalent to the output of two to three nuclear plants,…
IraqU.S. President Donald Trump has issued an order reshaping the childhood vaccine schedule, recommending that the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine be administered i…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — The Kurdistan Region's Hajj and Umrah Directorate closed its electronic registration system for the Hajj lottery covering the 2027 and 2028 seasons at midni…
IraqArgentine forward Lionel Messi has indefinitely halted his activities with Inter Miami following the death of his father, Jorge Messi, Argentine media reported. Messi, wh…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Higher Judicial Council said the Central Criminal Court in Baghdad sentenced three people to death after they were caught with 140 kilograms of nar…
IraqLIVERPOOL, England — Liverpool have signed Uruguayan defender Ronald Araujo on a season-long loan from Spanish La Liga champions Barcelona, the English club announced. Th…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Federal Police carried out a weapons regulation operation in the Buaysa farms in the Duwaireh district south of Baghdad, four security sources said. Actin…
IraqEating dinner at least two hours before bedtime may help the body regulate blood sugar more effectively, according to randomized controlled studies in healthy adults. Whe…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi security and intelligence officials have launched a broad inquiry into an explosion earlier this month at the Taji military camp north of Baghdad, w…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Central Criminal Court has sentenced three defendants to death after they were caught with 140 kilograms of narcotics, according to a written state…
IraqThe death toll from the Democratic Republic of Congo's fastest-spreading Ebola outbreak has risen to 2,011, according to Health Ministry data released on Tuesday. The min…
IraqA Syrian court has sentenced Maher Assad, the brother of ousted President Bashar Assad, to death in proceedings tied to his actions during Syria's civil war. The verdict …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr has said that certain practices observed during Arbaeen pilgrimages constitute innovations incompatible with the Hussein…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs has signaled a government intent to raise the monthly "muayyen metfereg" stipend paid to people caring for fa…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's government has the liquidity and fiscal tools to meet public-sector and pension obligations even amid disruptions to oil exports linked to the Stra…
