Iraq

Iraqi Interior Minister Abdul Amir Al-Shammari inaugurated a new 60 km stretch of security wall along the Iraqi-Syrian border. This addition extends the existing barrier, bringing the total length to 200 km. The wall is constructed in the highly dangerous…

Iraqi authorities have executed at least 21 individuals, including one woman, primarily on terrorism charges, Arab News revealed yesterday citing security sources. This marks the highest number of executions reported in a single day in years. The executions took place…

Iraq’s health ministry has confirmed 178 cases of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever since January 2024, resulting in 26 fatalities, Rudaw reported yesterday. Dhi Qar province, known for its livestock, leads the country with the highest number of infections, the source added.…

Iraqi security forces announced the arrest of nine suspected ISIS members in Salahaddin province as part of a nationwide surge in anti-ISIS operations, Rudaw reported today. The arrests were made by the intelligence agency’s specialized terrorism units through coordinated efforts,…

The new school year officially began this Sunday morning, as schools across all provinces of Iraq welcomed students for the first day of classes. At exactly 8:00 AM today, the bells of more than 30,000 schools across Iraq rang, signaling the…

Iraqi security forces killed at least six suspected ISIS members, including a leader, in an operation in Kirkuk province on Thursday. According to the Iraqi army’s Joint Operations Command, F-16 airstrikes targeted a terrorist group, killing Omar Salah Nima, also…

Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council announced on Thursday the sentencing of three ISIS members to death for attacks on security forces in Anbar and Salahaddin provinces, Rudaw reported. The court stated that the militants aimed to incite fear among civilians and…

The Iraqi Ministry of Interior’s Agency for Maysan Police Affairs announced Thursday the discovery of significant archaeological sites and over 400 vertical wells from the early first millennium AD near the Iraqi-Iranian border. This finding was made during routine field…

The United Nations Investigative Team (UNITAD) has released a report detailing the extent of the destruction ISIS inflicted on cultural heritage sites in Iraq during its control over large parts of the country from June 2014 to August 2017. According…

Iraqi and US forces have killed a senior Daesh commander, Abu Ali Al-Tunisi, and several other militants in a joint operation in Anbar province, Arab News reported yesterday. The operation, which began in late August, also involved Iraq’s National Intelligence…