Security news from Iraq in English, including law enforcement, courts, border developments, military operations and public safety updates.
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…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has launched work to create its first multinational, multi-domain one-way attack unmanned aerial vehicle force in the Middl…
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Interior Ministry said security forces have placed a natural cave containing an underground river and blind freshwater fish in the Hit district of …
IraqJERUSALEM — Israel formally reopened the Ganim settlement bloc in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, more than 20 years after evacuating the community. The site had been…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq national team forward Mihend Ali, widely known as "Mimi," has rejoined Police Club after signing a contract with the Baghdad-based side, the club con…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Transport Minister Wahb al-Husseini dismissed his private secretary after a passenger plane bound for Istanbul returned to Baghdad airport, an offi…
KirkukBAGHDAD, Iraq — Exports of Iraqi oil through Kirkuk fields and the Kurdistan Region have fallen to between 120,000 and 135,000 barrels per day, three Iraqi oil officials …
BaghdadDAMASCUS, Syria — The head of Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council, Judge Fayik Zeydan, met with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa to discuss ways to strengthen judicial and le…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — The Shorja Youth Forum organized a chess tournament and art exhibition in Kirkuk to mark World Youth Day, bringing together artists and competitors in a co…
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — The office of Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani has announced the start date of Rabi al-Awwal, the third month of the Islamic Hijri calendar, based on Sistani's r…
BaghdadRIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman met on June 26 in Riyadh with Lieutenant General Abdulamir al-Shammari, director of the office of Iraq's C…
SulaymaniyahSULAYMANIYAH, Iraq — Final Check, a company operating in the Kurdistan Region, said it will file a lawsuit against Ali Hama Salih, a member of the Kurdistan Region Parlia…
IraqGENEVA — The International Labour Organization has warned that the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence is making it harder for young people to access their first jo…
IraqADEN — Yemen's Houthi group said it carried out a drone attack on a Saudi Aramco refinery in the Jazan region of southern Saudi Arabia, using two unmanned aerial vehicles…
IraqHistorians describe the year 536 AD as one of the most severe periods humanity has faced. Massive volcanic eruptions released dense clouds of ash and sulfur into the atmo…
BabilWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — Two U.S. senators have asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to investigate working and living conditions aboard the aircraft carr…
IraqSudan's Rapid Support Forces said it repelled an attack in the Ambro area of North Darfur state, killing hundreds of fighters and seizing more than 42 combat vehicles. In…
IraqGAZA — Gaza's Interior Ministry said Jamal Abu Kameil, the director of police for Gaza governorate, was killed in an Israeli airstrike on the city. According to the minis…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zeydi reiterated that the U.S.-led coalition's military mission in Iraq will end on September 30, setting a firm timeline for …
SulaymaniyahERBIL, Iraq — The Kurdistan Regional Government's Ministry of Electricity said the share of subscribers receiving uninterrupted power around the clock across the region h…
