Security news from Iraq in English, including law enforcement, courts, border developments, military operations and public safety updates.
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…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The head of the Baghdad Provincial Council, Ammar al-Hamadani, has issued a written response to a letter from lawmaker Mohammed Hadi al-Shammari calling f…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The US dollar rose against the Iraqi dinar in the banknote market for a third consecutive trading session in Baghdad and Erbil, according to local exchang…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi parliament has begun proceedings to amend the Unified Retirement Salary Law, following protests in Baghdad the day before demanding higher pensi…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Baghdad Mayor Ammar Musa on Thursday opened a facility consisting of seven wastewater treatment units in the city's Rustamiyah district, part of an expans…
KirkukBAGHDAD, Iraq — Three Iraqi army soldiers, including one officer, were wounded on Monday when a bomb planted in agricultural land detonated during a military patrol near …
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Pentagon has issued shifting casualty figures from the war with Iran, according to a Washington Post analysis. Initial official reports listed 18 dead…
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Meteorological Directorate said temperatures will climb across the country on Wednesday, with six cities forecast to record highs above 50°C. The a…
BaghdadERBIL, Iraq — Kurdistan Region Interior Minister Reber Ahmed said disagreements over the implementation of the Asycuda customs system at the region's border crossings hav…
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — The body of a Syrian national who drowned in the Euphrates River in the Al-Qaim district of western Anbar province was recovered after several days of sea…
IraqScientists said the total solar eclipse on August 12, 2026, visible from Greenland, Iceland, Spain and the Balearic Islands, will be an unusual sky event. Totality will l…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi football clubs have stepped up activity in the transfer market as the new Stars League season approaches. Al-Shorta (El Police) secured a deal with …
BasraWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said his administration is in negotiations with Iran and described the Iranian side as shrewd and agi…
BasraABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Iraq's Basra Heavy and Basra Medium crude prices rose on Tuesday, tracking an increase in global oil markets. Basra Heavy gained 0.55 pe…
IraqKYIV, Ukraine — Russian strikes across Ukraine overnight killed at least nine people and wounded dozens, Ukrainian officials said. The attacks came after Kyiv warned that…
BaghdadKUWAIT CITY, Kuwait — OPEC's oil production rose sharply in July as Gulf producers restored supplies interrupted by the Iran war and disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Gold rose for a third consecutive session on Tuesday, reaching its highest level in two months. Spot gold gained 1% to $4,432.74 per ounce, the highest pr…
IraqU.S. technology companies are building private, off-grid natural gas power plants to supply the electricity needed for data centers serving the artificial intelligence bo…
SaladinSALADIN, Iraq — In a recent column, Iraqi writer Mohammed Hudhayr al-Anbari argues that retirement in some societies has come to be seen as the end of useful knowledge an…
IraqIn a recent article, Iraqi writer Salah Hizam argues that moral and religious appeals alone are insufficient to combat corruption and that the practice must be treated as…
