Iraq security roundup: Drone strike denied, arrests and deportations

Shafaq News

Below is a summary of key security incidents reported
across Iraq on August 31, 2025.

– Airport
Reports Denied (Baghdad)

Iraq’s Interior Ministry rejected claims of a drone
strike near Baghdad International Airport, stressing that the capital remains
“safe and stable.”

– Nigerian
Woman Found Dead (Baghdad)

Police discovered the body of a Nigerian woman in
al-Qadisiyah, with investigators suggesting she fell while trying to escape
from a labor recruitment company building. No signs of direct assault were found.

– Large-Scale
Arrests (Maysan)

The Interior Ministry reported 137 arrests in a
security campaign, including suspects wanted for terrorism, murder, drug
trafficking, extortion, and other crimes.

The Military Intelligence Directorate confirmed five
additional drug dealers had been detained under Iraq’s narcotics law.

– “Captain
Shahad” Detained (Baghdad)

Police arrested Marwa Mahmoud Zaki, known as “Captain
Shahad,” on charges of producing “immoral content.” The Interior Ministry’s
committee for online media violations noted that legal measures were taken
against her.

– Residency
Law Enforcement (Baghdad / Basra)

Security forces detained 49 foreign and Arab nationals
for violating residency rules during coordinated raids in Baghdad. The Interior
Ministry said an additional 84 violators were deported through Basra
International Airport and the Shalamcheh border crossing.