Security news from Iraq in English, including law enforcement, courts, border developments, military operations and public safety updates.
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The quarterfinal round of the Iraqi Women's Basketball League concluded Wednesday with matches played at the Northern Technical University hall in Mosul. …
IraqMUNICH, Germany — Germany's Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation has released details of an incident in which a Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner narr…
IraqJERUSALEM — The Israeli military said on Wednesday that it had targeted Hamas commanders in the Nuseirat and al-Tuffah areas of the Gaza Strip. In a separate statement, t…
IraqApple is preparing to introduce the iPhone 18 Pro series next month, according to leaked specifications circulated online. The new Pro models are expected to be powered b…
IraqJERUSALEM — The Israeli military said on Tuesday it killed Mohammed al-Attar, a senior commander of Hamas, in an operation carried out earlier in the day. The military sa…
IraqLONDON, United Kingdom — Britain has added seven Iran-linked individuals and entities to its sanctions list, according to a notice published on the British government’s w…
SaladinBAGHDAD, Iraq — Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani, head of the Iraq Reconstruction and Development Coalition, met with Sheikh Wissam al-Biyati, a representative of the Homeland Lo…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — The head of the Kirkuk Provincial Council, Muhammad Ibrahim al-Hafiz, said the council has approved the relocation of the al-Wasit waste transfer station f…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Media and Communications Commission on Wednesday called on Korek Telecom subscribers to take steps to safeguard access to their digital accounts, c…
IraqIsrael's military has released three Syrian detainees from the southern Syrian provinces of Quneitra and Deraa after more than a year in custody, Syrian state television …
IraqSome iPhone users have reported that Apple Maps takes up more storage than expected, even with limited use, triggering storage-full warnings on 64 GB and 128 GB devices. …
BabilBUENOS AIRES — A kidney specialist told a court near the Argentine capital that the medical team treating football legend Diego Maradona failed to act on clear signs of c…
IraqNASA's Perseverance rover recorded a solar eclipse from the surface of Mars on August 13, 2026, one day after a total solar eclipse was observed in parts of Earth. Images…
SulaymaniyahSULAYMANIYAH, Iraq — Police in the Sulaymaniyah Forestry and Environment Directorate have arrested a suspect accused of setting fire to a tree estimated to be more than 2…
Dhi QarNASIRIYA, Iraq — A senior Nasiriya municipality official accused of corruption escaped as security forces raided his home in Dhi Qar province, local security sources said…
IraqHarvard University has agreed to pay $53 million to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by families who said body parts from cadavers donated to the medical school's an…
SulaymaniyahSULAYMANIYAH, Iraq — Police in Sulaymaniyah province arrested a man accused of setting fire to an oak tree estimated to be more than 200 years old in the village of Yalav…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A person died by suicide after jumping from the Ziynet Bridge in Baghdad on Wednesday, a security source said. The source reported that the individual jum…
IraqModerna and Merck said a late-stage clinical trial of their personalized mRNA melanoma vaccine, Intismeran autogene, produced positive interim results when used alongside…
DuhokDUHOK, Iraq — Authorities in Duhok province are carrying out rehabilitation work on a historic mosque and its associated spring in Zaviye, the provincial Directorate of A…
