30 arrested: Iraqi Security Forces strike
Shafaq News/ On Friday, Iraqi security forces detained 30 individuals in coordinated operations across Saladin and al-Diwaniyah, targeting suspects wanted for kidnapping and theft, police sources confirmed.
In Saladin, the Criminal Investigation Department apprehended 25 individuals under judicial warrants, including a suspect involved in kidnapping.
Separately, al-Diwaniyah police dismantled a group accused of stealing gold jewelry from a store. Acting on the police chief's directive, a joint task force was formed, which tracked and arrested five suspects following a 15-hour uninterrupted pursuit.
Iraq recorded a 15% drop in overall crime in 2024, including a 20% reduction in violent offenses and a 12% decrease in theft-related crimes, according to the Strategic Center for Human Rights. Authorities attribute this progress to enhanced security operations and improved inter-agency coordination.
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Shafaq News
2 hours ago
- Shafaq News
Iran foils Israeli spy cell: +10K quadcopter drones seized
Shafaq News/ Iranian security forces have dismantled an Israeli spy network operating in northern Tehran, Fars News Agency reported on Monday. According to the report, Iran's Law Enforcement Command uncovered the cell in the mountainous northwest of the capital, seizing more than 10,000 quadcopter drones, along with advanced control and guidance systems allegedly used for surveillance and attacks. A source quoted by Fars linked the network to previous assassinations of Iranian scientists and academics, suggesting drones were used in those operations. The report also drew comparisons to similar drone activity in Lebanon. Security forces arrested several foreign operatives and local collaborators, with public tips playing a key role in the investigation, the source noted, adding that some suspects were involved in street unrest, including tire burnings and sound bomb detonations intended to incite chaos. The group also reportedly targeted Basij and police facilities, causing casualties. Authorities accused the operatives of attempting to disrupt Iran's broader counter-espionage efforts. This development comes as Iran intensifies its crackdown on hundreds of suspected collaborators with Israel, which launched Operation Rising Lion on Tehran on June 13. Since the operation began, Iran
Iraqi News
3 hours ago
- Iraqi News
Funeral held in Baghdad for ex-bodyguard of Hezbollah leader
Baghdad – Hundreds of people attend the funeral in Baghdad of Hussein Khalil – the former bodyguard of slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah – his son Mahdi, and Haider al-Moussawi, commander of the security unit of the Iraqi armed group the Sayyed al-Shuhada Brigades. All three were killed a day earlier in an Israeli drone strike in Iran near the Iraqi border.
Shafaq News
4 hours ago
- Shafaq News
Iraq arrests +1,150 in Diyala drug crackdown
Shafaq News/ Iraqi authorities have arrested more than 1,150 individuals in Diyala as part of an intensified crackdown on drug trafficking, a senior official revealed on Monday. Brig. Gen. Muthanna Latif Hantoush, head of the province's Anti-Narcotics Directorate, confirmed at a local conference that recent operations dealt heavy blows to drug networks, resulting in the seizure of 104 kilograms of narcotics and the prosecution of hundreds of suspects. 'Judicial rulings have been issued against 538 individuals, ranging from one-year sentences to life imprisonment, along with financial penalties,' he stated. Separately, a court in Dhi Qar sentenced a convicted drug trafficker to 12 years in prison and imposed a fine of $11,500, under Article 28 of Iraq's Anti-Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Law No. 50 of 2017. Drug-related crimes have surged across Iraq in recent years, with security officials and health experts warning of growing addiction rates and smuggling routes concentrated in southern and border provinces.
