Security news from Iraq in English, including law enforcement, courts, border developments, military operations and public safety updates.
BasraBASRA, Iraq โ Basra's provincial police directorate said it has identified the suspect in a fatal shooting of a man near the Mowadeh Hospital junction following a personaโฆ
IraqForeign ministers from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey and Egypt issued a joint statement on Friday condemning Israel'sโฆ
BasraBASRA, Iraq โ Two people were killed in an armed attack at the Kout Al-Hajjaj intersection in central Basra, local security sources said. Gunfire was opened from a vehiclโฆ
BaghdadTEHRAN, Iran โ TEHRAN โ Iran has approved the passage of Iraqi oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz following a request from the Iraqi government, the Iranian state nโฆ
MaysanBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Police in Iraq's Maysan province dismantled eight drug trafficking and distribution networks in August and arrested 28 suspects, the Maysan Anti-Narcoticsโฆ
IraqWASHINGTON, United States โ LONDON โ Brent crude traded near $94 a barrel on Friday, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate stood at $86.90, extending sharp weekly gains drivโฆ
VasitBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Wasit's General Directorate of Sewerage has completed 80% of an infrastructure rehabilitation and development project in the district of Hay, the directorโฆ
IraqFIFA's Disciplinary Committee has imposed heavy sanctions on Argentina's national team and players following incidents during the 2026 World Cup final against Spain. Midfโฆ
IraqSTOCKHOLM, Sweden โ Several people were injured on Thursday when a sword-wielding attacker entered a high school in central Sweden, according to local officials. The assaโฆ
IraqLONDON โ The UK Met Office has warned that an El Niรฑo forming in the tropical Pacific could become one of the strongest in modern climate records. In a report released Thโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Baghdad's Karkh Police Directorate, through its Criminal Combat Department, said it has dismantled a gang known as "Abu Shennib" that specialized in motorโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ The director of Iraq's Military Intelligence, Lieutenant General Hassan al-Silevawi, has reaffirmed that standing orders banning intelligence personnel frโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ A fire broke out in the neonatal intensive care unit of Numan Hospital in Baghdad and was brought under control, according to security sources. The blaze โฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's government is preparing a comprehensive reform package aimed at reducing the economy's vulnerability to oil price swings, the prime minister's econโฆ
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq โ The head of Iraqโs Military Intelligence Directorate, Lt. Gen. Hassan al-Sallawi, has announced that existing directives prohibit members of the military โฆ
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Border Ports Authority said customs officials at Basra International Airport seized a batch of medications carried by an Iraqi passenger arriving fโฆ
IraqWASHINGTON, United States โ WASHINGTON โ US Representative Harriet Hageman has asked the Trump administration to take additional measures against foreign nationals using โฆ
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's National Security Service said it dismantled a drug trafficking and distribution network in Anbar province, detaining 50 suspects and seizing a labโฆ
NajafNAJAF, Iraq โ The imam of Najaf's Friday prayer, Sayyid Sadruddin Kabancฤฑ, called during his sermon for Iraq's disarmament file to be handled through national will and keโฆ
IraqDUBAI, United Arab Emirates โ Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Friday that his country faces internal divisions and that officials must accept responsibility toโฆ
