Security news from Iraq in English, including law enforcement, courts, border developments, military operations and public safety updates.
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A high-level Iranian delegation led by Mohammad Bagher Galibaf, speaker of Iran's Islamic Consultative Assembly, is expected to arrive in Baghdad on Wedne…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — LONDON — 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.…
NajafBAGHDAD, Iraq — 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 dr…
BaghdadNAJAF, Iraq — Muqtada al-Sadr, leader of the Sadrist movement, said on Saturday that strikes on Iraqi territory launched from Iran with drones were regrettable, while sim…
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 preferenc…
IraqThe U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve dropped to its lowest level since December 1982 after crude inventories fell by roughly 5.3 million barrels last week to 293.4 millio…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — US Central Command (CENTCOM) said 64 commercial vessels have changed course and three have been neutralized since the maritime blockade against Iran was r…
SulaymaniyahBAGHDAD, Iraq — Police in the Kurdistan Region's Körmiyan administration have arrested a suspect accused of blackmailing and insulting residents through fake social media…
ErbilBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani has ordered an investigation into a drone attack that targeted the private office of Kurdistan Regional Gove…
IraqThe United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said 350 aid workers were killed in 2025, with 186 deaths recorded in Gaza and 71 in Sudan. …
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — Iran's state television said on Monday evening that an oil tanker was seized in the Strait of Hormuz for moving in violation of established ru…
IraqJERUSEM — Israel's military has sent warnings to hundreds of thousands of reserve soldiers against inflating reimbursement claims or submitting fraudulent expense reports…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — TEHRAN — Iran's parliament is reviewing draft legislation that would impose prison sentences on Iranians who share information about developments inside th…
IraqThe US Supreme Court has rejected for a second time Donald Trump's request to review the verdict in which he was ordered to pay $5 million in damages over sexual assault …
IraqClimate scientists have warned that the planet is approaching critical environmental thresholds, beyond which rapid changes could destabilize natural systems. According t…
ErbilBAGHDAD, Iraq — The United Kingdom and the United States on Monday condemned an attack on the office of Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani in Er…
BaghdadEnglish Championship side Coventry City have completed the signing of Nigerian forward Taiwo Awoniyi from Nottingham Forest for a reported fee of around £9 million. Awoni…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Mohammed Shabr Abdallah, head of the Baghdad distribution unit within the oil products distribution department, has been removed from his post due to admi…
IraqThe globe symbol on a modem is one of the main indicators of the device's internet connection status. Users can usually tell whether the connection is active by looking a…
IraqApple's iPhone includes a Medical ID feature that allows emergency responders to access a user's basic health information even when the device is locked. The feature is b…
