Security news from Iraq in English, including law enforcement, courts, border developments, military operations and public safety updates.
BaghdadIraqi Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani met Iraqi Parliament Speaker Halbousi in Baghdad on Monday to discuss the legislature’s role in resolving outstandin…
IraqThe dollar rose against the Iraqi dinar in Iraq as markets closed, with foreign exchange trading remaining active across the currency market. The move underscores continu…
BaghdadIranian sheep have become a growing presence in livestock markets across northern Iraq in recent years, as higher red meat demand, drought and rising feed prices have red…
IraqFrance has barred entry to Israeli National Security Minister Ben-Gvir and called on the European Union to impose sanctions on him, in a diplomatic rebuke tied to his con…
IraqIn 1965, U.S. and Indian intelligence services placed a listening device powered by a nuclear source on Nanda Devi in the Himalayas to track China’s nuclear and missile t…
IraqFrance has barred Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from entering the country, a move that underscores growing European anger over the treatment of activ…
SaladinThe global water crisis entered a new phase of “hydraulic geopolitics” in 2026, turning dams into cross-border strategic tools and elevating water to the top national sec…
IraqQatar’s Foreign Ministry said freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz is a principle that cannot be subject to bargaining, underscoring the waterway’s importance fo…
IraqIraq’s government, under newly appointed Prime Minister Ali ez-Zidi, has banned the free distribution of plastic bags in a move tied to the country’s efforts to meet its …
BaghdadDespite the expansion of poultry projects in Iraq, markets continue to show a clear price gap between locally produced eggs and imported eggs, highlighting pressure on do…
IraqFrom its first days in office, Iraq’s new governments have sought early media wins and tried to distinguish themselves from their predecessors. The Zidi government is now…
IraqIraq football legend Youns Mahmoud has won the Iraq Football Association presidential election, taking office to lead the sport’s next phase as preparations intensify for…
IraqIraqi football legend Younis Mahmoud has been elected president of the Iraq Football Association, taking a key role in shaping the future of the country’s game. The appoi…
IraqFormer football star Younis Mahmoud has taken the early lead in the Iraq Football Federation presidential election as vote counting continues, with the result closely wat…
BaghdadAn explosion occurred Saturday evening in the Taji area north of Baghdad after a fire broke out at a health waste site and spread to nearby grassland, where a foreign obj…
BaghdadBaghdad has begun broad security operations ahead of Eid al-Adha, with units from the Ministries of Defence and Interior conducting search and inspection missions across …
NajafA local official in Najaf said the aircraft seized at the Um Qasr border crossing had been formally purchased from Canada for Furat al-Wusta University and was intended f…
IraqVoting has begun in the Iraq Football Federation to choose a new board, with the 61-member General Assembly electing the federation president, two vice presidents and boa…
BaghdadThe Iraq Football Federation’s elections officially opened in Baghdad on Monday, with the new board set to be chosen at a ceremony held at the Rashid Hotel. The vote will…
IraqIranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said Iran would respond “in the strongest and most destructive way” if US President Donald Trump returns to war, sharpen…
