Security news from Iraq in English, including law enforcement, courts, border developments, military operations and public safety updates.
DiyalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Three people were killed and several others wounded in three separate security incidents reported on Friday in Iraq's Diyala and Dhi Qar provinces. Police…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — Gold prices fell on Tuesday as investors booked profits following a two-month high in the previous session, when softer U.S. producer price data weakened ex…
SaladinBAGHDAD, Iraq — A deputy minister at Iraq's Ministry of Electricity has been detained by anti-corruption authorities as part of an ongoing campaign against graft in the p…
IraqIraqi writer Saad al-Abadi has argued that internal divisions in Iraq are creating conditions that external powers can exploit, drawing a parallel to the fall of the Iber…
IraqUNITED NATIONS — The UN special envoy for Yemen warned the country risks sliding back into a full-scale war, as fighting between the Houthis and the internationally recog…
IraqABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Abu Dhabi-based Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) said two of its vessels were attacked on Thursday evening while transiting the St…
IraqPARIS, France — PARIS — France's public health agency said a cyberattack compromised the personal data of 80,000 people through an external service provider. The breach t…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Syrian government have reached an agreement on security arrangements and the integration process in the northea…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance said preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons remains a top priority and that Washington retains leverage…
BaghdadTEHRAN, Iran — TEHRAN — A magnitude 3.7 earthquake was recorded in the Kuzaran area of Iran's western Kermanshah province at 23:08 local time, according to the National E…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — U.S. Vice President James David Vance said restoring stability in the Strait of Hormuz would keep oil and gas prices steady. In r…
IraqThe US Army lost at least 45 MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles during its war with Iran, according to a report. The figure represents roughly 25 percent of the fleet. …
DuhokBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Kurdistan Region's Ministry of Health announced a new case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Duhok province. The patient is a 23-year-old man from…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The head of the Badr Organization's political bureau, Mohammed Naji Mohammed, said the group rejects the government's approach of using force in the disar…
BaghdadERBIL, Iraq — Kurdish Region President Nechirvan Barzani warned that Iraq faces severe international isolation unless weapons are brought under state control, saying Bagh…
IraqThe war between the United States and Iran has removed roughly 2.6 billion barrels of oil from world markets since fighting began, equivalent to about 25 days of global c…
SulaymaniyahSULAYMANIYAH, Iraq — Newroz Club will host Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya on Saturday in the opening match of the Iraqi Super League 2026-2027 season at its home stadium in Sulaymaniy…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — A member of the Iraqi parliament's Anti-Corruption Committee said the country will not need to draw on its strategic reserves, arguing that current reserv…
IraqTEL AVIV, Israel — The commander of US Central Command, Admiral Brad Cooper, told Israeli officials that Washington may have to resume war against Iran, according to Isra…
Dhi QarDHI QAR, Iraq — Security forces in Iraq's Dhi Qar province have detained three suspects as part of a corruption investigation into the Nasiriyah municipality, a local sou…
