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Shafaq News
17-05-2025
- Politics
- Shafaq News
Baghdad lifts high alert after Arab Summit
Shafaq News/ On Saturday evening, Baghdad Operations Command announced the successful implementation of the security plan for the 34th Arab League Summit held in the Iraqi capital. In a statement, the Commander of Baghdad Operations praised the 'tremendous efforts' made by security units along with all institutions and individuals who contributed to ensuring the success of this important event. A security source told Shafaq News that higher authorities had approved lifting the maximum alert status as of 12 p.m. on Sunday, allowing all units to return to their normal operational posture, which had been in place during the summit. Last Friday, the Interior and Defense Ministries, along with all other security forces, had entered a state of "C" alert. This alert status entails full deployment of security forces across responsibility zones, strict control of entry points, and heightened readiness to respond to any potential threat to national security and public safety.
Shafaq News
29-04-2025
- Shafaq News
Criminal gangs busted: Iraq arrests women in trafficking, drug raids
Shafaq News/ Iraqi security forces arrested members of criminal gangs, including women, during raids in Baghdad, authorities said on Tuesday. According to the Baghdad Operations Command, two gangs involved in human trafficking and drug activity were dismantled in the districts of Al-Saydiya, Dora, and Nahrawan. Security units also seized unlicensed weapons, ammunition, and other banned materials, with all detainees and confiscated items handed over to the relevant authorities to complete legal procedures. Wider Campaign On Organized Crime Iraq has intensified its crackdown on organized crime in 2025. According to Major General Miqdad Miri from the Interior Ministry, authorities dismantled 146 drug networks — 79 domestic and 67 international — in the first quarter alone. Twelve suspects, mostly extradited from Kuwait, were handed over to Iraqi authorities, and 12 international arrest warrants were issued. In parallel, Iraq has been battling human trafficking. Over the past three years, the number of identified victims has reached 2,300, according to the Strategic Center for Human Rights. Security forces have dismantled more than 1,800 networks and individuals involved in trafficking and forced begging.
Shafaq News
06-02-2025
- Shafaq News
Iraq: Terror suspects, six fugitives arrested
Shafaq News/ Iraqi security forces have arrested a 'terrorism' suspect in the capital, the Baghdad Operations Command announced Thursday. According to the statement, security units, in collaboration with the Anti-Kidnapping Cell of the Intelligence and Security Department, worked alongside other agencies to set up a pre-planned ambush. The suspect, wanted under Article 4/1 (Terrorism), was lured from the Kurdistan Region. In a separate security operation, forces in Saladin province detained another terrorism suspect in Baiji. Additionally, several individuals facing various criminal charges were arrested in Al-Dhuluiya. A source from the Saladin police reported that the 12th Emergency Regiment, working with the Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism Department, executed an arrest warrant in Baiji. Meanwhile, Al-Dhuluiya police carried out court-issued warrants, detaining six individuals who were transferred to a detention center for further investigation. Notably, Iraq has intensified its counterterrorism efforts in recent years, targeting militant networks through arrests and executions. In 2024, Iraq executed several individuals convicted of terrorism-related offenses, including ten ISIS militants in July and eleven in April. In August, security forces arrested five individuals linked to a rocket attack on Ain al-Asad airbase, which injured US personnel. In September, 21 more individuals were executed for terrorism offenses at Nasiriyah Central Prison.
Shafaq News
26-01-2025
- Politics
- Shafaq News
14M pilgrims participate in Al-Kadhimiyah commemoration
Shafaq News/ The Al-Kadhimiyah Shrine announced on Sunday that millions of pilgrims participated in the Rajabiya Pilgrimage, as Baghdad Operations Command confirmed the success of the security plan. The Shrine's Secretary-General Haidar Hassan Al-Shammari announced that the number of visitors to the shrine commemorating Imam Al-Kadhim's martyrdom has exceeded 14 million." Lieutenant General Walid Khalifa Al-Tamimi, Commander of Baghdad Operations, said that the security forces, supported by intelligence efforts 'successfully secured the massive crowds visiting Al-Kadhimiyah and the routes taken by pilgrims across Baghdad." The Al-Kadhimiyah Municipality also reported the successful implementation of its pilgrimage plan, noting the removal of 4,000 tons of waste from the city during the event. Imam Musa Al-Kadhim, the seventh Imam of Shia Islam, died on the 25th of Rajab in 183 AH in a prison during the reign of Abbasid Caliph Harun Al-Rashid in Baghdad, spending much of his later years in incarceration. The annual pilgrimage to his shrine is one of the most significant religious events in Iraq, attracting millions of Shia Muslims from around the world to honor his memory.
