Security news from Iraq in English, including law enforcement, courts, border developments, military operations and public safety updates.
DiyalaDIYALA, Iraq — Iraq’s Feyli Kurds, estimated at 1.5 to 2 million people, continue to seek political representation, restoration of citizenship and compensation for lands …
KirkukBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's National Security Service said its Kirkuk Narcotics Branch Directorate dismantled an international drug trafficking network and seized 20 kilograms…
IraqBritish maritime security firm Ambrey said it is assisting salvage operations for the Caroline BZ, an oil tanker drifting off Oman. In statements to Reuters and Agence Fr…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Meteorological Authority said temperatures across the country will drop below current levels over the coming days, with cooler conditions set to be…
IraqA total solar eclipse across parts of Europe on Tuesday pushed short-term accommodation prices sharply higher as tourists converged on cities along the path of totality, …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Two separate suicide cases were reported in Baghdad on Thursday, leaving one woman dead and a young man seriously injured, according to a security source.…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Health has expanded the national health insurance scheme to cover surgical operations and radiology services. Health Insurance Fund Dir…
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — Prices for Iraq's Basra Heavy and Basra Medium crude grades rose sharply on Thursday despite a decline in global oil benchmarks. Basra Heavy gained $7.72,…
IraqU.S. authorities have arrested 11 people accused of arranging more than 1,000 sham marriages, most of them involving Chinese nationals seeking permanent residency in the …
IraqAMSTERDAM, Netherlands — The Dutch Football Federation (KNVB) named Spanish manager Xavi Hernandez as the new head coach of the Netherlands national team on Tuesday, task…
NajafBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq’s veterans’ football national team faced a Najaf veterans’ squad in a friendly match on September 25 in Baghdad as part of its preparations for the G…
IraqRussian President Vladimir Putin has visited Iturup, one of the southern Kuril Islands disputed with Japan, in what officials described as his first trip there. Japan's F…
IraqMeta has closed 756,000 Australian accounts held by users under 16 since the country's world-first social media age ban took effect, the company said, with 462,000 Instag…
IraqAn armed suspect exchanged gunfire with police in Glendale, California, and remained holed up in a residence into a second day, according to the Glendale Police Departmen…
BaghdadAn Army Apache attack helicopter crashed in a field near Salado, Texas, on Wednesday evening and caught fire, killing two soldiers, the Army said. The helicopter went dow…
IraqGold held near a two-month high on Thursday after U.S. annual inflation eased to 3.4% in July, reducing expectations of a Federal Reserve rate increase in September. Spot…
IraqCrude oil prices fell by more than a dollar a barrel on Tuesday after leading forecasters cut their estimates for global demand growth. Brent crude dropped 1.5% to $87.69…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ali Falih al-Zaydi inspected the Air Defense Command operations center overnight Wednesday, revi…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — A member of Iraq's parliamentary immunity committee said on Tuesday that Prime Minister Ali Ziyadi's anti-corruption campaign has political, public and ju…
BabilBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Justice said a limited number of inmates serving sentences for drug offenses staged a riot at Hilla Islah Reform Prison south of Baghda…
