Security news from Iraq in English, including law enforcement, courts, border developments, military operations and public safety updates.
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…
IraqFloral prints continue to appear across seasonal fashion collections, ranging from soft dresses to skirts and blouses featuring bold, large-scale patterns, according to r…
DiyalaBAQUBA, Iraq — Iraqi security sources said the National Security Service detained a federal police lieutenant in Diyala province after a roughly month-long investigation …
IraqHollywood actors and filmmakers have built philanthropic projects spanning children's welfare, cancer research and environmental protection, often drawing on personal exp…
IraqBERLIN — Two Iraqi men, aged 33 and 27, were arrested in the German state of Saxony on suspicion of belonging to ISIS, the country's Office for Combating Extremism, part …
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump described Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as "his own worst enemy," according to informatio…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — The US State Department has updated its four-tier travel advisory system, placing Iraq, Russia, Ukraine, Iran and Syria in the hi…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Journalists have accused Iraq's Oil Ministry of imposing a de facto media blackout during a visit by the oil minister to the Feyha oil field in the southern…
IraqA wildfire spread into residential areas of Stourbridge in western England as temperatures reached 38.1°C, destroying six homes and forcing residents to evacuate. Firefig…
AnbarANBAR, Iraq — The head of Rutba district in Iraq's western Anbar province said the country's western desert offers investment opportunities in agriculture, livestock, min…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Delegations from Iraq, Saudi Arabia and the US Central Command met in Riyadh on Tuesday evening to discuss the situation of armed factions in Iraq and rec…
SaladinBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi authorities detained Khalid Ghazai Atiya, deputy director general for transmission and distribution at the Ministry of Electricity, on financial cor…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's anti-corruption commission has detained Khalid Ghazi Atiyyah, the undersecretary for transmission and distribution affairs at the Ministry of Elect…
