Security news from Iraq in English, including law enforcement, courts, border developments, military operations and public safety updates.
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Kataib Hezbollah, a faction operating under Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces umbrella, outlined conditions for joining the country's disarmament processโฆ
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq Hezbollah Brigades has outlined three conditions that any future Iraqi government must meet before the group would engage in efforts to regulate its โฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein asked his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi on Friday for an official explanation of a drone strike that targeted theโฆ
KirkukBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's air force carried out two airstrikes against an ISIS hideout in the Zogeytun Valley in Kirkuk on Friday evening, the Security Media Cell said. The โฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Cerfussah, a district in Iraq's Babil province about 60 kilometers southwest of Baghdad, was abandoned after ISIS seized it in 2014 and has seen limited cโฆ
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Federal Integrity Commission said on Thursday that six people, including the head of a municipal unit in Anbar province, were arrested over allegedโฆ
IraqJared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law and special envoy, left Israel without securing progress on the American plan to end the war in Gaza, Reuters repoโฆ
IraqFIFA has removed Operations Director Kevin Lamour, who publicly opposed President Gianni Infantino's plan to sell part of the World Cup's commercial rights to outside invโฆ
IraqWASHINGTON, United States โ US Special Envoy Jared Kushner said official communications between the United States and Iran are more intense than at any previous point, acโฆ
SulaymaniyahSULAYMANIYAH, Iraq โ The Sulaymaniyah Municipality's Nature and Property Protection Board has raised objections to plans to demolish the former Sulaymaniyah Court buildinโฆ
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Ministry of Interior said Monday that the country is receiving a large influx of tourists from various Arab and foreign nationalities, attributing โฆ
IraqMOSCOW โ Russia's Defense Ministry said its air defense systems downed or intercepted 316 Ukrainian drones between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. on August 17. The ministry said the dโฆ
ErbilERBIL, Iraq โ More than 90 Iraqi members of parliament have signed a request for an extraordinary parliamentary session to show support for the Kurdistan Region followingโฆ
IraqBERLIN โ Government networks in Berlin were hit by a cyberattack, prompting authorities to launch an investigation and isolate affected departments from the city's adminiโฆ
SulaymaniyahDUBAI, United Arab Emirates โ A rapporteur with the Kurdistan National Congress has warned that Sulaymaniyah could face a serious drug shortage within a month, accusing tโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ A high-level Iranian delegation led by Mohammad Bagher Galibaf, speaker of Iran's Islamic Consultative Assembly, is expected to arrive in Baghdad on Wedneโฆ
IraqTEHRAN, Iran โ LONDON โ Brent crude futures rose above $91 a barrel for the first time since July 31, with the October contract climbing 2.86% to $91.05 in Asian trading.โฆ
NajafBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Shia National Movement leader Muqtada al-Sadr called on Iran's Revolutionary Guards to stop using Iraqi territory as a target, responding to an Iranian drโฆ
BaghdadNAJAF, Iraq โ Muqtada al-Sadr, leader of the Sadrist movement, said on Saturday that strikes on Iraqi territory launched from Iran with drones were regrettable, while simโฆ
IraqTweaking a single setting in Google Maps' navigation options can cut unnecessary detours and shave time off some trips, according to a review of the app's route preferencโฆ
