Security news from Iraq in English, including law enforcement, courts, border developments, military operations and public safety updates.
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Police in Baghdad's Karkh district said they foiled an armed robbery attempt at a jewelry shop on Friday and arrested a suspect at the scene. The Karkh Poโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ More than 300 people were killed and around 250 others wounded on July 3, 2016, when a bomb-laden vehicle detonated in Baghdad's Karrada district during tโฆ
IraqBERLIN, Germany โ Thousands of Mercedes-Benz workers held demonstrations at factory gates in several German cities on Friday to protest the company's cost-reduction plansโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ The Iraqi parliament is scheduled to convene on Monday for the first session of the second half of its current legislative year, with the first reading ofโฆ
IraqMOSCOW โ Russia's Institute of Solar and Terrestrial Physics, part of the Russian Academy of Sciences, has warned that a strong magnetic storm could hit Earth within the โฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ A draft cybercrime bill in Iraq would impose fines of up to 35 million dinars and allow sentences of up to life in prison, the Iraq-based Ecoo Iraq Observโฆ
IraqBEIRUT, Lebanon โ BEIRUT โ The lawyer for Lebanese artist Fadl Shakir said Wednesday that social media reports claiming a military court had agreed to release his client โฆ
BasraBASRA, Iraq โ Official data from the Basra Directorate of Water Resources shows a significant year-on-year decline in salinity levels at monitoring stations across the ciโฆ
IraqTEHRAN, Iran โ A state funeral was held in the Iranian capital on Saturday for Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed in airstrikes on February 28. His body and the โฆ
IraqWASHINGTON, United States โ Iran has begun negotiations with Japanese companies on crude oil exports, according to three Iranian and Western sources who spoke to Reuters.โฆ
IraqWASHINGTON, United States โ WASHINGTON โ The United States has pulled most of its military personnel out of Nigeria following a recent joint operation against ISIS in theโฆ
IraqDUBAI, United Arab Emirates โ A source close to the matter said reports that Iraqi businessman Nuh Zuhur was detained in Dubai do not reflect the truth. The source told jโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's health minister has ordered an urgent investigation into the death of a young woman at Al-Zahra Hospital in Baghdad, the Health Ministry said. The โฆ
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq โ A man in his twenties drowned after his boat capsized while fishing at a water facility in Leylan, east of Kirkuk, a security source said. The source identโฆ
IraqJulian Nagelsmann has resigned as head coach of Germany's national football team following the side's elimination from the World Cup by Paraguay. Germany lost the round-oโฆ
IraqThe German Football Association (DFB) confirmed on Friday that it is in talks with Jรผrgen Klopp over the vacant Germany head coach position following Julian Nagelsmann's โฆ
NajafNAJAF, Iraq โ Questions over whether Wednesday will be declared a public holiday in Iraq have circulated among workers and residents as the body of Iran's Supreme Leader โฆ
IraqTEHRAN, Iran โ TEHRAN โ Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani met with Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf in Tehran, the Kurdistan Region Preโฆ
IraqPARIS, France โ French Health Minister Stรฉphanie Rist said 2,025 people died during the country's most recent heatwave, which ran from June 22 to 28. Rist announced the fโฆ
IraqLONDON, United Kingdom โ More than 50 British lawmakers have signed a parliamentary petition calling for the Russian animated children's series Masha and the Bear to be rโฆ
