Security news from Iraq in English, including law enforcement, courts, border developments, military operations and public safety updates.
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — Armed assailants opened fire with automatic weapons on four residential houses in the Benca Ali area of Kirkuk, causing material damage to the facades and …
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Communications and Media Commission has banned Saudi media figure Mohammed Al-Maleh from broadcasting on Iraqi television channels for 30 days, cit…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Justice has launched sewing and handicrafts training courses for 60 detainees at the central women's prison, the ministry said on Satur…
MosulMOSUL, Iraq — More than 31,800 sixth-grade students across Nineveh province began sitting their second-semester final exams on Saturday, the provincial directorate of edu…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — Iran's Intelligence Ministry said two French diplomats were detained on charges of meddling in the country's internal affairs. The ministry said a signatur…
IraqApple is preparing to launch the iPhone 18 Pro and a foldable iPhone Ultra in the fall of 2026, with the base iPhone 18 model reportedly pushed to early 2027, according t…
MosulBAGHDAD, Iraq — A tourist bus traveling from Baghdad to Duhok overturned near the Berari checkpoint on the administrative border between Nineveh and Salahuddin provinces …
IraqPARIS, France — TEHRAN — Iran's Intelligence Ministry said on Saturday that two French diplomats had been detained as part of an investigation into an espionage and inter…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Culture, through its Tourism and Antiquities Authority, hosted a workshop in Baghdad to draft a national strategy for developing the co…
BabilBAGHDAD, Iraq — Massoud Barzani, leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, met with Iraqi National Security Adviser Qasim al-Abeudi in Baghdad on Monday to discuss securi…
DiyalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi security forces said they captured three ISIS members in separate preventive operations in Diyala and Anbar provinces on Thursday, and seized a cach…
IraqMADRID — Spain's La Liga side Atletico Madrid has completed the signing of Argentine defender Cristian Romero, the club said, announcing a long-term deal that runs throug…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — A pedestrian bridge collapsed in the city of Basra on Saturday, causing material damage in the surrounding area, according to local officials. No casualties…
BabilWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — The United States has brought Austria and Greece into diplomatic efforts to break the stalemate in nuclear talks with Iran, The W…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — SAO PAULO — Brazilian biscuit and related-product exports to the Middle East rose sharply in the first half of 2026, according to data from the Brazilian …
MosulMOSUL, Iraq — A passenger bus overturned on the Mosul-Baghdad highway in Nineveh province on Wednesday, killing three people and injuring 20, according to initial reports…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — A bodybuilding and fitness championship kicked off in Kirkuk on Saturday under the auspices of the Iraqi National Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation and t…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Oil Ministry said on Friday it signed an agreement with Japan's JGC Corporation to officially resume construction and operations on a major fluid c…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said Tehran has announced its intention to strike Israel and has suspended negotiations with …
IraqPortuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo and his partner Georgina Rodríguez married on 11 August at their estate in Cascais, Portugal, in a private ceremony attended by th…
