Security news from Iraq in English, including law enforcement, courts, border developments, military operations and public safety updates.
KirkukIraqi security forces killed 4 ISIS members in air strikes carried out in Kirkuk province, in an operation aimed at dismantling ISIS cells in the area. The strikes came aโฆ
BaghdadIraqโs Education Ministry said more than 13,000 dropout students have returned to school under the Fฤฑrsat program, with a 95% attendance rate recorded in the current acadโฆ
IraqUS President Donald Trump is weighing a military strike against Iran and a diplomatic settlement, with a decision possibly coming tomorrow as Washington and Tehran enter โฆ
BaghdadNuri Maliki called on the Iraqi Parliament to approve candidates for the federal governmentโs remaining vacant ministries, saying the democratic process needs to be put bโฆ
IraqThe International Monetary Fund has warned European Union finance ministers that the bloc faces steep rises in defense, energy and pension spending over the next 15 yearsโฆ
BaghdadThe Agriculture Ministry has ordered tighter preventive measures against Congo-Crimean Hemorrhagic Fever as Eid al-Adha approaches and cases continue to be reported in soโฆ
BaghdadNational Security Adviser Kasฤฑma Araji received Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Mesrur Barzani in Baghdad, in a meeting also attended by Foreign Minister Fuad Hรผseyin. Thโฆ
BaghdadKurdistan Region Council of Ministers Diwan head Umid Sabah said talks in Baghdad produced progress on the regionโs financial and oil files, including steps toward regulaโฆ
AnbarRussian-backed officials said the death toll rose to 18 after a Ukrainian strike hit a college and dormitory in the town of Starobilsk in the Russian-occupied Luhansk regโฆ
IraqUganda has confirmed three new Ebola cases, while the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention warned that 10 countries across the continent are at risk as the oโฆ
MรผsennaIraq's Agriculture Ministry has set this year's summer farming plan at 1.8 million donums, while also moving to expand exports of vegetables and agricultural products. Thโฆ
BaghdadIraqโs ministries of water resources and agriculture have approved the 2026 summer agriculture plan, setting out planting targets for rice, summer vegetables and corn acrโฆ
IraqYounis Mahmoud has been elected President of the Iraq Football Association following a vote conducted by the federation's general assembly on Saturday. Sarmad Abdulilah โฆ
IraqJudicial authorities in Iranโs western Ilam province have frozen and confiscated the assets of seven people accused of spying for Israel, in a case officials say was handโฆ
BaghdadHigh Judicial Council President Faiq Zidan met Oil Minister Bassam Muhammed al-Abadi in Baghdad on Sunday to discuss legal files related to Iraqโs oil sector, as the goveโฆ
IraqIraqโs Health Ministry will begin paying the salaries of 2024 graduate contract doctors after Eid al-Adha, following a government move to resolve the payment delay. The dโฆ
BasraBasra Governor As'ad al-Eidani on Saturday called for improving the health insurance system and strengthening the mechanisms for implementing it, saying the framework is โฆ
KirkukIraqi Air Force F-16 fighter jets conducted an airstrike against an ISIS target in the Kirkuk operational zone on Saturday. The operation was executed based on precise iโฆ
KirkukIraqi Air Force F-16 fighter jets carried out an air operation against a terrorist target in Kirkuk, hitting positions linked to the group. The strike took place as part โฆ
BasraU.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said 100 commercial ships have been diverted under the naval blockade launched against Iran on 13 April 2026, as the operation in the Persiโฆ
