Security news from Iraq in English, including law enforcement, courts, border developments, military operations and public safety updates.
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani (as referenced in the title through his predecessor's naming convention) met with a Jordanian ministerial de…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — TEHRAN — Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the country will not allow International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors access to nuclea…
IraqCARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela's National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez updated the casualty figures from two major earthquakes that struck the country, placing the …
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Meteorological Directorate said no significant heatwave is expected across the country in the coming days. In a written statement issued Thursday, …
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's parliament held a broad meeting with the heads and representatives of political blocs to prepare for the start of a new legislative term, discussin…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — A US official said an understanding reached during talks in Doha will keep a ceasefire in place into next week, with both sides expected to ma…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi Football Federation will renew the contract of Australian head coach Graham Arnold, federation spokesman Ahmed al-Musavi said. Speaking at a new…
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's First Under-Secretary of the Interior Ministry, Hussein al-Awadi, called for strengthening a culture of peace at a conference on social peace and c…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Construction and Development Alliance said the government of former Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani prepared a cabinet reshuffle covering six …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Former Iraqi lawmaker Fawzi Ekrem said attacks against health and education workers in Iraq have remained limited in scope and have not become a widesprea…
IraqScientists have proposed a plan to counter a potential asteroid threat by placing a nuclear device inside the space rock and detonating it, according to a study published…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Four adults were taken into custody in rural southern Ohio after 16 children were found living in what authorities described as unlivable conditions insid…
IraqEngland came from behind to beat the Democratic Republic of the Congo 2-1 in the World Cup round of 32 and advance to the last 16. Congo struck first in the 7th minute th…
IraqGENEVA — FIFA said online abuse detected during the group stage of the 2026 World Cup rose 13-fold compared with the 2022 tournament in Qatar, with digital monitoring tea…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Reconstruction and Development Coalition, part of Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani's governing framework, said the premier's proposal to …
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Electricity Ministry said it has removed 3,850 illegal electricity connections as part of a national campaign supervised by Prime Minister Ali Ziya…
IraqMOSCOW, Russia — Divers have recovered the body of Russian actor Alexander Vysokovsky from the Oka River in the Moscow region, the Tass news agency reported, citing opera…
IraqMANAMA, Bahrain — U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Commander Admiral Brad Cooper met with senior military officials from 12 countries on Wednesday at a regional security di…
IraqBayern Munich have completed the signing of Moroccan midfielder Ismail Saibari from a Dutch club, the Bundesliga side announced on Wednesday. The club said the agreement…
IraqJERUSALEM — Israel's parliament approved a bill in its first reading on Monday tightening rules on the use of loudspeaker systems in mosques, according to Israeli media r…
