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Shafaq News
Below is a summary of key
security and crime-related incidents reported across Iraq on May 07, 2026.
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Two Arrested in Antiquities Trafficking Operation (Babil)
Police arrested two suspects
accused of trafficking antiquities after a sting operation led to the seizure
of 73 archaeological pieces.
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Seven Killed in Road Crash (Al-Diwaniyah)
Seven people died and two
others were critically injured after a truck collided with a passenger minibus
near Al-Bdeir district south of Al-Diwaniyah, a source told Shafaq News. In a
separate incident, three people were injured when another truck overturned at a
checkpoint in Al-Shamiya district.
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Three Injured in Knife Fight (Kirkuk)
A security source told Shafaq
News that three people were wounded in a violent brawl involving knives among
six individuals near Souq Al-Hasir in central Kirkuk, prompting a security
deployment and arrests.
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American Woman Takes Shelter at US Embassy (Baghdad)
An American woman who
disappeared from her home in Baghdad’s Al-Mansour district was later found at
the US Embassy after allegedly fleeing domestic abuse by her Iraqi husband,
sources noted to our agency.
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Two Young Men Drown While Learning to Swim (Dhi Qar)
Two men in their twenties
drowned in the Al-Islah River east of Nasiriyah while attempting to learn
swimming, with their bodies later recovered.
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Two Suicide Cases Recorded (Diyala/ Nineveh)
A teenage girl died by suicide
in Baqubah, while a woman in Sinjar took her own life by self-immolation, with
preliminary reports pointing to psychological distress in both cases.
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Fire Erupts in Market (Kirkuk)
A fire damaged several shops
in Kirkuk’s historic Al-Qalaa market, though no casualties were reported as
firefighters contained the blaze and prevented it from spreading.