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Shafaq News
Below is a summary of key
security and crime-related incidents reported across Iraq on April 23, 2026.
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Engineer Killed in Family Dispute (Dhi Qar)
An engineer was killed and
another person seriously injured in an armed dispute between cousins in
Al-Chibayish district, with the attackers fleeing and police launching an
investigation.
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Fugitive Murder Suspect Arrested (Dhi Qar/ Saladin)
Authorities arrested a suspect
who fled to Dhi Qar after killing a man and his wife in Yathrib, Saladin,
following a rapid intelligence operation.
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Drug Suspect Arrested with Captagon Pills (Al-Anbar)
Police detained a suspect in
Ramadi after seizing 615 captagon pills from his residence during a judicially
authorized raid.
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Foreign Object Removed from Child (Najaf)
Doctors successfully extracted
a metal lock swallowed by a four-year-old child using endoscopic surgery, with
the child reported in good condition.
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Suicide Attempts Foiled (Babil/ Baghdad)
Security forces prevented a
young woman from jumping off a bridge in Al-Hilla, while officers in Baghdad stopped
a man from leaping off a building and rescued a woman attempting to drown in
the Tigris River.
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Two Sentenced for Blackmail Attempt (Nineveh)
A source told Shafaq News that
a court sentenced two individuals to two years in prison after convicting them
of attempting to blackmail Nineveh Governor Abdul Qader al-Dakhil.
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One Dead, Two Injured in Tank Explosion (Kirkuk)
A maintenance accident caused
a tanker explosion in Kirkuk’s industrial area, killing one person and injuring
two others, with authorities opening an investigation.
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Man Arrested for Killing Woman (Baghdad)
Police arrested a suspect who
stabbed a woman to death and dumped her body in central Baghdad, later claiming
she was his wife.
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Grandson Arrested for Killing Grandmother (Dhi Qar)
Security forces arrested a
young man who confessed to killing his grandmother after she refused to give
him money, stealing a rifle before fleeing.