Security news from Iraq in English, including law enforcement, courts, border developments, military operations and public safety updates.
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A traffic police commissioner was seriously injured on Wednesday when a speeding vehicle struck him during duty in the Mansur district of western Baghdad,…
IraqRIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Mohammed Riyadh al-Sayrafi, head of the Syrian National Transport and Logistics Association, said Syria's land freight movement is recovering stron…
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — Muqtada al-Sadr, leader of the Shia National Movement, issued a public invitation on Monday to a central commemoration marking the Prophet Muhammad's birthd…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's foreign minister has announced that a long-running dispute over Iraqi-owned real estate in Libya has been resolved, following talks with Libyan aut…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi Media and Communications Commission has issued a public advisory warning citizens about the financial and legal risks of trading in digital curr…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Japanese archaeology teams are preparing to return to Iraq to conduct scientific excavations and provide hands-on field training to Iraqi researchers, acc…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — More than 30 Iraqi lawmakers have signed a request to reduce passport fees, MP Ibtisam al-Hilali said. She said the lawmakers plan to submit a written app…
MosulMOSUL, Iraq — A schoolteacher from Mosul has filed a formal complaint with Iraq's anti-corruption commission, accusing staff at a public maternity hospital of soliciting …
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — The Kurdistan Regional Government’s Ministry of Interior has issued an implementation directive for a General Security Guide aimed at regulating safety stan…
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Baghdad's Civil Defense Directorate said a fire that broke out at a commercial warehouse in the central Bab Sharqi district has been extinguished, with no…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Education has granted a one-time supplementary exam to third-year middle school and sixth-year high school students who failed the 2025…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — TEHRAN — The U.S. dollar approached the 200,000 toman mark on Iran's free market on Sunday, reaching a historic level amid intensifying economic strain. Da…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — Dozens of unpaid lecturers gathered in front of the Kirkuk governorate building to demand that they be hired on contract, like their counterparts in other …
KirkukBAGHDAD, Iraq — A Kirkuk court has fined a Kurdish farmer 2 million Iraqi dinars in total across two separate cases linked to a confrontation last year in Shinaga village…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Contract civil servants from several Iraqi cities gathered outside the Ministry of Finance in Baghdad on Sunday to demand conversion to permanent governme…
MaysanBAGHDAD, Iraq — Police in Maysan province have arrested a gang accused of stealing motorcycles in the city of Amara, the provincial police directorate said on Monday. The…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Kurdistan Regional Government's Ministry of Finance and Economy submitted its August salary payroll to Iraq's Federal Ministry of Finance on Tuesday, …
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — A technical team from the Kurdistan Region's Ministry of Finance and Economy delivered the August payroll lists for public employees and beneficiaries to th…
IraqMedical experts have warned that frequent and prolonged use of over-the-counter painkillers can cause temporary hormonal changes in both men and women. Researchers cited…
MosulMOSUL, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Justice has launched a vocational training program at the Mosul Children's Observation Home, teaching residents how to repair mobile phon…
