Security news from Iraq in English, including law enforcement, courts, border developments, military operations and public safety updates.
IraqNASHVILLE, United States — Country music legend Dolly Parton died at age 80 in Nashville, Tennessee. Known for her soft voice, emotionally resonant songs and glittering s…
IraqBRUSSELS, Belgium — Belgium's food safety agency said at least 306 people have been infected with salmonella traced to a poultry farm in the country's northern Flanders r…
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — New US sanctions targeting transactions with Iran’s designated sectors could expose countries, companies and financial institutions to secondary sanctions…
IraqBRUSSELS — The European Union is reviewing possible sanctions against Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir over his statements on Gaza, EU foreign policy sp…
SaladinBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Education has announced that Iraqi students who completed their first-term exams in Iraqi schools will take their second-term exams at …
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — Police in Najaf have arrested a suspect who was wanted in more than 150 criminal cases, a security source with the Najaf Provincial Police Directorate said …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — An Iraqi archaeologist says the U.S. administration is examining the ancient Sumerian "Amargi" system as it searches for solutions to its public debt cris…
IraqRussia's Defense Ministry said on Friday that its air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 39 Ukrainian drones between 08:00 and 20:00 Moscow time. In a daily statem…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Talaba Sports Club has received 2 billion dinars in funding to address a financial crisis that began with the 2026-2027 Iraqi Stars League season. The clu…
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — Najaf Police Directorate said investigators identified the suspect in a hit-and-run case in which an unidentified body was dumped in an isolated area of the…
IraqMazlum Abdi, commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), announced at an evening press conference that the group has been formally dissolved and that its forces will…
BaghdadTEHRAN, Iran — TEHRAN — Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, speaker of Iran's parliament, said the United States will be defeated in the economic sphere just as it has been in mili…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Civil National Dialogue Coordination Committee hosted a discussion at the Mansour Hotel in Baghdad attended by lawmakers and officials to debate the g…
IraqMOUNTGOMERY, Ala. — A 26-year-old U.S. social media creator, Alicia Raching, was killed in a two-vehicle collision in Montgomery, Alabama, local police said. The crash al…
IraqLONDON — Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have found that complications following a type 2 diabetes diagnosis follow different patterns in women and men, wi…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — Security forces in Kirkuk arrested one of the city's most prominent drug traffickers in an operation carried out by an anti-narcotics unit, security source…
IraqMOSCOW — Russia's Defense Ministry said its forces carried out a heavy airstrike on fuel depots belonging to the Ukrainian Armed Forces at the Black Sea port of Chornomor…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — A historic tekke dating to the Ottoman era inside Kirkuk's Citadel has become a focal point for residents and visitors from other cities marking the Mawlid…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Higher Independent Election Commission has asked parliament to amend the 2018 Amended Election Law No. 12 so that the national identity card, rathe…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Gharibabadi said the Strait of Hormuz remains closed and can be reopened only under arrangements set by Tehran,…
