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Shafaq News
Below is a summary of
key security and public safety incidents reported across Iraq on May 10.
– Wanted
Terror Suspect Dies in Clash (Basra)
A suspect accused of
terrorism died during an armed clash with security forces carrying out an
arrest operation in Basra.
– Missiles
Strike Iranian Kurdish Opposition Camp (Erbil)
Between three and four
missiles hit a camp hosting Iranian Kurdish opposition group in the Alana
Valley northeast of Erbil.
– Police
Arrest Child Rape Suspect (Babil)
Anti-crime forces
arrested a suspect accused of assaulting and raping a child after tracking him
to Baghdad less than 24 hours after the incident.
– Court
Sentences Man to Death for Murder (Wasit)
A criminal court
sentenced a young man to death after he confessed to killing and burying his
friend over personal disputes.
– Search
Teams Recover Teen’s Body from Tigris (Nineveh)
Authorities recovered
the body of a teenager born in 2008 from the Tigris River two weeks after he
drowned southeast of Mosul.
– Horse
Riding Accident Kills Child (Kirkuk)
A fifth-grade pupil
died after falling from a horse inside an orchard southeast of Kirkuk during a
summer outing.
– Security
Forces Shut Down Gambling Hall (Baghdad)
Baghdad Operations
Command closed a gambling hall in Karrada, arrested four suspects, and seized
90 gambling devices.
– Crash
Near Checkpoint Leaves One Dead (Baghdad)
A collision between
two vehicles near an armored checkpoint killed one person and injured two
others.
– Car
Overturn Kills Woman, Injures Husband (Dhi Qar)
A vehicle overturned
on Al-Gatiya road near Al-Shatra, killing a woman and critically injuring her
husband.
– Tribal
Clash Over Water Shares Injures Four (Dhi Qar)
A tribal dispute over
water shares wounded four people, and security forces arrested more than 20
participants after surrounding the area.
– Security
Forces Bust Extortion Network (Nineveh)
Iraqi police
dismantled an extortion gang that falsely claimed ties to armed factions to
threaten government employees and private companies for money.
– Authorities
Seize Marijuana Shipment (Kirkuk)
Anti-drug forces
seized three kilograms of marijuana and arrested a suspected trafficker during
a joint operation between Kirkuk and Al-Sulaymaniyah units.
– Police
Arrest Foreign Theft Suspect (Diyala)
Security units tracked
and arrested a foreign suspect in Baghdad after he confessed to stealing money
from a resident in Diyala’s Kanaan district.
– Ira’s
river police Rescue Woman from Drowning (Najaf)
River police rescued a
woman after she jumped into the Kufa River basin in an apparent suicide attempt.
– Police
Arrest Fraud Suspect in Ambush (Babil)
Police arrested a
woman wanted on fraud and forgery charges after luring her into Babil, where
she admitted using forged checks purchased in Baghdad to buy modern vehicles.