Security news from Iraq in English, including law enforcement, courts, border developments, military operations and public safety updates.
IraqADEN, Yemen — Yemen's Houthis said Tuesday they carried out three military operations against Saudi Arabia, including a missile strike on a Saudi oil tanker in the northe…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Federal Intelligence and Investigation Agency announced on Wednesday that it had dismantled a criminal network accused of electronic-wallet theft a…
IraqDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Yemen's Houthi movement said on Monday it targeted a Saudi oil tanker with a ballistic missile off the Saudi port of Yanbu in the eastern Re…
IraqPARIS, France — The French government announced that a ban on mobile phone use in secondary schools will take effect at the start of the next academic year. Government sp…
IraqThe ball used by Diego Maradona to score his famous "Hand of God" goal against England at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico has sold for $3.4 million, about £2.5 million, at a…
IraqThe US Secret Service has launched an investigation into a roughly three-minute segment aired on Iranian state television that is believed to target Barron Trump, the you…
MosulBAGHDAD, Iraq — Nineveh’s members of Iraq’s parliament said they opposed recent administrative changes in the province, arguing that the appointments were based on politi…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — A court in Basra has ordered the detention of media worker and activist Mustafa Abdurrazzak Reza al-Mayahi over his social media posts about border crossing…
IraqLiverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has described the club's season as unacceptable, calling for a response from the squad following the dismissal of head coach Arne Slot. …
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Reconstruction and Development parliamentary bloc announced on Wednesday its support for a proposed amendment to the Teachers' Union Law, saying the o…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Security forces deployed around Baghdad's Green Zone on Tuesday ahead of a planned rally by supporters of the Popular Mobilization Forces (Hashd al-Shaabi…
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — PepsiCo has signed a new memorandum of understanding with Baghdad Soft Drinks Company to raise its annual production capacity in Iraq to more than 250 mil…
BaghdadBABYLON, Iraq — Water buffalo herds have returned to Shatt al-Hillah in Babil province after a severe drought between 2020 and 2024 caused river levels in the Tigris and …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Council of Representatives convened a new session on Tuesday under the chairmanship of First Deputy Speaker Adnan Finjan, who opened the sitting an…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Commission on Integrity said a director-general serving in the Ministry of Electricity has been sentenced to six years in prison on bribery charges…
IraqMADRID — Atletico Madrid is willing to consider offers of around 150 million euros for Argentina forward Julian Alvarez following a breakdown in relations with the 26-yea…
BaghdadERBIL, Iraq — Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani said efforts would continue to secure international recognition of the Anfal operations as genocide. In a state…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's parliamentary Security and Defense Committee has requested that Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani's government allocate funds in the federal …
IraqSingapore has banned the sale and chewing of gum since 1992, with violators facing fines and imprisonment. In Venice, Italian authorities introduced a rule in 2008 prohib…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) said Monday that a senior member of the paramilitary group and three others had been taken into PMF custody the same…
