Security news from Iraq in English, including law enforcement, courts, border developments, military operations and public safety updates.
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Interior Ministry said on Friday that 446 people sought under Article 4 of the country's counter-terrorism law have been arrested since the beginni…
IraqYemeni sources said on Friday that the Houthis launched new attacks on the port of Mocha in the southwestern province of Taiz, using ballistic missiles and drones against…
IraqCAIRO, Egypt — CAIRO — Yemen's Houthi group said it launched a drone attack on a Saudi Aramco facility in the southern Saudi city of Najran on Friday evening, according t…
SaladinBAGHDAD, Iraq — Police and emergency services in three Iraqi provinces responded to separate incidents on Friday, ranging from a drowning to the rescue of an abandoned ne…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Police in Baghdad's Karkh district said three people were arrested for possession of narcotic pills. According to a statement from the Karkh Police Comman…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein reaffirmed the country's continued support for the Palestinian people and their legitimate rights during a meeting wi…
IraqLISBON, Portugal — Marriage documents obtained by Portuguese newspaper JN show that Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez chose to keep their assets separate, opting f…
IraqABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — LONDON — Ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has nearly ground to a halt after two more vessels were attacked in the waterway on F…
IraqTherapists and neuroscientists are drawing attention to how high temperatures affect mood, cognition and relationships, advising couples to cool down before escalating sm…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraq Stars League kicked off its 2026–27 season on Friday with two matches played in Baghdad and Maysan. At Zorav Sports Arena in Baghdad, Naftet beat…
BabilHILLAH, Iraq — Counter-terrorism units from Iraq's Interior Ministry were dispatched from Baghdad to Babil province on Friday afternoon and joined local police in a searc…
IraqPregnancy brings hormonal, emotional and relational changes that can strain a couple's relationship, according to specialists cited in Turkish reporting. Shifting hormone…
Dhi QarDHI QAR, Iraq — Hundreds of residents took to the streets of Nasiriyah, in Iraq's Dhi Qar province, on Friday evening to protest prolonged electricity outages, setting up…
IraqFrance’s Constitutional Council rejected a law that would have barred children under 15 from using social media platforms, finding that age verification requirements lack…
BasraWASHINGTON, United States — TEHRAN — Iran's Revolutionary Guard said on Friday that it shot down a US MQ-9 drone in the airspace of Hormozgan Province in the country's so…
IraqZAGREB, Croatia — A large forest fire that broke out Thursday night along Croatia's Adriatic coast has injured at least 40 people, ten of them seriously, and forced more …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Talaba Sports Club, based in Baghdad, said its domestic and international transfer ban has been lifted in time for the new Iraqi Premier League season. Cl…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Defense announced Friday it has signed two agreements with Boeing and RTX to increase production of critic…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani on Friday visited the headquarters of the Border Crossings Authority and ordered the acceleration of the border au…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — The United States has asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to publicly condemn Jewish settlers who have surrounded Pal…
