Security news from Iraq in English, including law enforcement, courts, border developments, military operations and public safety updates.
BaghdadTEHRAN, Iran — TEHRAN — Iran announced it has reached an agreement with Iraq to resolve long-standing banking obstacles that had prevented Tehran from accessing accumulat…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — The U.S. dollar rose to around 189,700 rials on Iran's free market on Thursday, gaining roughly 400 rials, or 0.21%, from the previous session…
Dhi QarBAGHDAD, Iraq — A security force affiliated with the Dhi Qar Police Directorate detained the director of the Germe Benî Said municipality south of Nasiriya and the head o…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A demolition and clearance campaign targeting shops at a popular market in the Kâmile neighborhood of Baghdad has prompted complaints from residents. Loca…
IraqDAMASCUS, Syria — Syria's Interior Ministry has released the findings of an investigation into the death of a 29-year-old civil defense worker, Muhammad Gammire, while in…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has warned that COVID-19 infections are rising and could increase across all 50 states. Th…
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Authorities at the Safwan border crossing have seized four cargo trucks found to have violated import regulations and caused public financial losses throu…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Iraq's National Security Service announced it has dismantled a network accused of fraud involving billions of dinars in land compensation payments in Basra.…
IraqA woman in China has listed nail clippings she has saved since childhood for sale at 150 yuan, roughly $22, according to a social media listing that drew widespread user …
IraqArgentina Football Association President Claudio "Chiqui" Tapia has rejected online conspiracy theories alleging that the national team deliberately lost the 2026 World C…
IraqANKARA, Turkey — Turkey's Defense Ministry said on Tuesday that no Turkish military personnel were present at a Syrian air base struck by Israel before or during the atta…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — U.S. President Donald Trump has instructed his team to freeze negotiations with Iran for weeks, with the directive potentially extendable, according to sou…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Nine tankers were anchored at Basra oil port waiting to load crude oil as of Thursday, a source from Iraq's ports authority said. Five of the vessels were r…
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — The head of Anbar's tourism directorate said a large archaeological site was discovered about a week ago in the Buhunfer area of Kherme district in Anbar …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Federal Integrity Commission said a court sentenced a former deputy culture minister to six years in prison for irregularities in a 2014 contract s…
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — Two separate shooting incidents in northern Basra left one young man and a 15-year-old girl dead, according to local security sources. In the first incide…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi civil servants' salaries for this month have moved to the accrual stage, but financial institutions have not yet begun distribution due to cash shor…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — The Kurdistan Regional Government has prepared a new civil defense safety guide aimed at reducing fire and disaster risks, the government’s Directorate of I…
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Military Intelligence Directorate said its forces conducted an operation against an ISIS tunnel in the Anbar desert, seizing weapons, ammunition, f…
IraqLISBON, Portugal — A law signed by President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has taken effect in Portugal, banning the use of face-covering garments in public spaces. The legisla…
