Security news from Iraq in English, including law enforcement, courts, border developments, military operations and public safety updates.
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — The United States and Iran are caught in a prolonged confrontation in which neither side has been able to secure a decisive victory or chart a…
IraqDocuments filed with the U.S. Justice Department show that Havas, a global advertising firm, paid $100,000 to the company Piro to build a website called the "Hanover Inst…
DivaniyeDIWANIYAH, Iraq — Construction is continuing on a sewerage infrastructure project in the Gammas district of Iraq's Diwaniyah province, the provincial Environment Departme…
IraqDOHA, Qatar — Qatar's Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed Mohammed al-Ansari has rejected Iranian allegations that three Iranian pilots have been held in the country for rou…
IraqDOHA, Qatar — Qatar's Foreign Ministry on Saturday firmly denied allegations that it is holding two Iranian pilots, calling the claims "misleading" while diplomatic effor…
IraqMARIB, Yemen — Several explosions rocked the eastern Yemeni city of Marib on Saturday evening after Houthi forces fired four ballistic missiles and four drones at the cit…
IraqSana'a, Yemen — Yemen's army said on Saturday evening that Houthi forces launched three ballistic missiles at residential areas in the city of Marib, east of the capital …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's unemployment count is estimated at between 1.5 million and 1.73 million people, with official figures putting the jobless rate at around 13 percent…
IraqProf. Nina Vishnevskaya of the Department of Life Safety at Perm Polytechnic University said honey consumption can trigger anaphylactic shock, which may be fatal without …
IraqGlobal cryptocurrency markets have shed roughly $1 trillion in value since the beginning of the year, according to a Bloomberg report, dampening appetite among retail inv…
DiyalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Diyala police announced that all individuals involved in an armed clash in the Harnabat area of Khanaqin district have been taken into custody. Two people…
IraqThe commercial port of Al-Mokha in Yemen has suspended all trade and shipping operations after more than 25 missiles were launched by the Houthi group over several days, …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation (IAMF) announced on Saturday that it has received official recognition from the Fédération Internationale d…
IraqIran is preparing to complete infrastructure work at the Qasr-e Shirin Free Trade and Industrial Zone along its border with Iraq. The zone covers more than 7,220 hectares…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Prime Minister Ali Felah al-Zeydi has directed government agencies to strengthen health services and follow up on the cases of Hashd al-Shaabi fighters wo…
IraqA magnitude 6 earthquake struck Indonesia's Minahasa Peninsula on Saturday evening, marking the third tremor recorded in the country within 24 hours. The quake followed a…
IraqResearchers at Pennsylvania State University have developed a method designed to shield insulin-producing pancreatic islet cells from immune system attacks, according to …
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — The Najaf Provincial Council has unanimously approved 750 million dinars in support for the city's Cancer Diseases Center from the budget of Najaf Internati…
IraqThe Yemeni administration of Mocha port suspended commercial and maritime operations on Saturday following a series of attacks by Houthi forces in recent days, officials …
BabilBABEL, Iraq — Demonstrators gathered Saturday in the Musayyib district of Babel province to demand that the Hashd al-Shaabi Forces remain deployed in the Jalat Nasir area…
