News Iraq » Baghdad » Security: Iraq’s national security chief hails Kurdish role in containing Iran war spillover
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraqi National Security Advisor Qasim al-Araji on Wednesday acknowledged the efforts of Kurdish leadership to protect the country from the spillovers of the joint US-Israeli ...
News Iraq » Baghdad » Security: US issues security alert for Americans in Iraq, days after journalist abducted
Portions of the Middle East have certainly become more dangerous for Americans since the war with Iran began, including Iraq, where an American freelance journalist was kidnapped.
News Iraq » Baghdad » Security: Four killed in Iraq’s Baghdad as US forces, Iran-backed groups trade fire
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A plume of smoke rises over Baghdad amid reports that a 'projectile' hit a hotel in the Green Zone, on March 16, 2026 [AFP] ...
News Iraq » Baghdad » Security: Iraqi security forces bust drug networks using new paper-based smuggling methods
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Iraqi National Security Service (INSS) announced on Monday the arrest of seven suspected drug traffickers during two separate operations in the capital Baghdad and Iraq’s ...
News Iraq » Baghdad » Security: US Embassy in Baghdad tells American citizens to leave Iraq ‘immediately’
Do Not Travel warning for Iraq — its highest advisory level — saying plainly: “Do not travel to Iraq for any reason. Leave now if you are there.” Officials emphasize that Americans who choose to ...
News Iraq » Baghdad » Security: American journalist kidnapped in Baghdad; Iraq says manhunt underway, one detained
Footage purports to show freelancer Shelly Kittleson being shoved into a car by unknown assailants; man claiming to be her contact says Iran-backed militia behind abduction The post American ...
News Iraq » Baghdad » Security: US journalist kidnapped in Iraq, security forces hunt captors, officials say
Two Iraqi security officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the case, told The Associated Press that the kidnapped journalist was a woman ...
News Iraq » Baghdad » Security: US summons Iraqi ambassador over drone strike on diplomatic facility in Baghdad
Separately, Kuwait condemned what it described as drone attacks by Iran and its proxies targeting vital facilities in the country, calling the strikes a violation of its sovereignty. US Deputy ...
News Iraq » Baghdad » Security: American Journalist Freed After Weeklong Kidnapping in Iraq
Journalist Shelly Kittleson freed after weeklong Iraq kidnapping in prisoner exchange with Iran-backed militia.
News Iraq » Baghdad » Security: American journalist reportedly freed in Iraq after abduction by Iran-backed militia
Kata'ib Hezbollah said Shelly Kittleson's release was contingent on her immediate departure from the country after nearly a week in captivity in Baghdad.
News Iraq » Baghdad » Security: Three dangerous myths about Iraq’s popular mobilization forces
Members from the Popular Mobilization Forces attend the funeral of fighters from Kataib Hezbollah, who were killed in a U.S. airstrike in Babil province southwest of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, March 5, ...
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