Security news from Iraq in English, including law enforcement, courts, border developments, military operations and public safety updates.
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — The chief of Iran's army, Brigadier General Amir Hatami, announced on Sunday that Iranian soldiers who capture or kill a US service member will receive a $…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi Prime Minister's Office has issued a directive ordering the withholding of pre-assessed tax and customs duties on external financial transfers, …
MüsennaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's National Security Service said it dismantled a fuel smuggling network in Maysan province following a security operation carried out on Sunday. The …
DuhokDUHOK, Iraq — A large fire broke out at the Sharya refugee camp in Duhok, in the Kurdistan Region, burning 10 tents to the ground in the camp's southern section, accordin…
DiyalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Diyala’s provincial council elected Jawdat Kadem Hassan as director of the Jubaynah al-Jawl subdistrict and Abdulmuhsin Sa’dun al-Rubai as director of the…
DiyalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Diyala Provincial Council has removed two committee chairpersons as part of an ongoing investigation, local sources said. The council stripped Derya H…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — A state hospital in the Hawijah district of Kirkuk successfully delivered triplets via emergency cesarean section, the facility's director said. The eight-…
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's General Land Transport Company, affiliated with the Ministry of Transport, announced on Sunday, August 16, 2026, the launch of the first internatio…
SulaymaniyahSULAYMANIYAH, Iraq — The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) will hold a leadership-level meeting soon to discuss reactivating the…
DiyalaDIYALA, Iraq — Security forces in Iraq's Diyala province have arrested eight people accused of running a blackmail network, a local security source said. The group, made …
SaladinBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq carried out a wide-ranging reshuffle of senior commanders within the Interior Ministry and the Federal Police, security sources said. The moves are p…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The governor of Iran's central bank, Abdolnaser Hemmati, traveled to Baghdad on Sunday for an official visit focused on economic and trade cooperation bet…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Salah al-Kasab, an Iraqi theatre director and academic recognized as a pioneer of the visual theatre movement, has died at the age of 81 following a long …
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — The Trump administration established a secret communication channel with Iran's Revolutionary Guards to overcome difficulties in nuclear talks, and Kurdish …
BasraBASRA, Iraq — A fire broke out on Thursday at the roof eaves of Fayaz Hospital in central Basra, prompting an evacuation of patients and medical staff, local authorities …
IraqNorwegian authorities have fined a man 50,000 Norwegian kroner for waking a sleeping polar bear on the Svalbard archipelago by sounding a ship's foghorn. The incident occ…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Interior Ministry has shut down 900 commercial buildings so far in 2026 for violating civil-defense regulations, an official said, as part of a cam…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Council of Representatives is preparing to move three economic draft laws through the legislature, covering associated gas, solar energy and a firs…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Qi Card electronic payment system stopped functioning at state-owned fuel stations across Iraq on Thursday due to a technical fault, government source…
IraqEarth's capacity to reflect solar radiation has dropped measurably over the past two decades, with scientists linking the trend to reduced cloud cover and rising temperat…
