Shafaq News

Below is a summary of key security and public safety incidents reported across Iraq on Monday, December 15, 2025.

Drug Conviction (Basra):

The Basra Criminal Court handed down a death sentence to a man after convicting him of possessing two kilograms of opium prepared for sale.

Traffic Fatality (Baghdad):

A man was killed after his vehicle plunged off a bridge in western Baghdad amid dense fog.

Suicides (Dhi Qar):

Two young men died in separate suicide cases under unclear circumstances in Dhi Qar— one by hanging and the other by gunshot.