Iraq security brief: Counterterror operations, kidnapping rescue, death sentence
Shafaq News
Below is a summary of key security and public safety incidents reported across Iraq on November 26, 2025.
- Operation Launched after ISIS Movements Detected (Tarmiyah)
Security forces began a dawn sweep in Tarmiyah after surveillance drones and thermal cameras spotted five suspected militants in the Azari orchards.
- Armed Group Leader Arrested on Murder Charges (Diyala)
Police in Diyala detained the commander of an armed group wanted for intentional killing following an overnight attack.
- Domestic Worker and Accomplices Arrested for Theft (Baghdad)
A domestic worker confessed to helping her brother and another suspect steal gold and cash from a home on Palestine Street in Baghdad.
- Drug Control Officer Wounded while on Duty (Maysan)
The Interior Ministry reported that a Maysan drug control officer was shot while heading to his assignment in Al-Majar.
- Two Suspects Caught with Large Tramadol Shipment (Basra)
Security forces in Basra seized about thirteen thousand Tramadol pills and arrested two suspects after obtaining judicial warrants.
- Forgery and Fraud Networks Dismantled (Baghdad / Basra / Al-Diwaniyah)
The National Security Service arrested members of several forgery and financial fraud networks in Baghdad, Basra, and Al-Diwaniyah, seizing fake documents, stamps, and fraudulent applications.
- Man Arrested for Kidnapping and Sexually Assaulting Minors (Baghdad)
Crime Prevention units in Al-Hussainiyah arrested a suspect accused of kidnapping two minors and sexually assaulting another.
- Three Injured in Separate Incidents (Kirkuk)
Kirkuk recorded two injuries in a fire fight, and one in a stabbing.
- Kidnapped Man Rescued (Saladin)
Saladin police freed a kidnapped man and arrested the perpetrators.
- PMF Member Killed in Bomb Blast (Al-Anbar)
A Popular Mobilization Forces fighter was killed by an explosive device in Al-Anbar’s Jazeera desert.
- Triple Death Sentence for Killer of Ex Wife and Her Children (Baghdad)
The Al-Karkh Criminal Court issued three death sentences against a man convicted of killing his ex-wife and her two children and kidnapping his daughter.
