Iraq
Country Intelligence Summary
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May 12, 2026
Top Motives and Outcomes in Iraq
Top Motives
- Jealousy — 15 case(s)
- Revenge — 11 case(s)
- Control/domination — 7 case(s)
- Avoid divorce settlement — 4 case(s)
- Money / Financial Gain — 4 case(s)
Top Outcomes
- Arrest made — 17 case(s)
- Homicide during marriage — 16 case(s)
- Legal case ongoing — 11 case(s)
- Investigation still ongoing — 10 case(s)
- Deadbody recovery — 8 case(s)
State / Province Case Counts in Iraq
Cases in Iraq
Ghazal and Ruqayya Allegedly Murdered by Hadeel, Karar, and others, Al-Taseem, Iraq
In Al-Taseem near Baghdad, Iraq, on May 12, 2026, two young girls, Ghazal (6) and Ruqayya (4), were sexually assaulted by three men including their uncle Karar. Ghazal was murdered by blunt force trauma and …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Al-Taseem | Incident Type: Murder | Date: May 12, 2026
View DetailsTiba Al-Ali Allegedly Murdered by Tayeb Al-Ali and Karar Al-Ali, Al-Diwaniyah, Iraq
In January 2023, 23-year-old Iraqi YouTuber Tiba Al-Ali returned to Iraq from Turkey for a short visit but was forcibly taken by her family from Baghdad to their home in Al-Diwaniyah. Her family opposed her …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Al-Diwaniyah | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: Jan. 31, 2023
View DetailsRed Allegedly Murdered by Fatemeh, Mustafa, and others, Mashhadani, Iraq
Red, a 53-year-old retired teacher with nine children, was allegedly murdered by Mustafa, a 29-year-old man who was the boyfriend of Red's wife, Fatemeh. The murder was reportedly motivated by financial gain and involved a …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Mashhadani | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Feb. 12, 2017
View DetailsNourhan and Widad Allegedly Murdered by Haneen and Hussam, Baghdad, Iraq
In 2010 Baghdad, Haneen, a law student, and her cousin Hussam, an unemployed man, conspired to kill her mother and two sisters to enable their marriage, which was opposed by Haneen's father. They executed the …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Baghdad | Incident Type: Family Homicide | Date: Jan. 1, 2010
View DetailsKarim's wife, Karim's eldest daughter, and others Allegedly Murdered by Karim and Secret girlfriend, Kirkuk, Iraq
In 2009, in Kirkuk, Iraq, Karim, a security man working administratively for a prominent leader who is also his wife's father, allegedly killed his wife and three daughters in their home. The crime was discovered …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Kirkuk | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: Jan. 1, 2009
View DetailsManar and Manar's mother Allegedly Kidnapped by Manar's father, Nidaa, and others, Baghdad, Iraq
In Baghdad, Iraq, a six-year-old girl named Manar was reportedly kidnapped from a public park by a woman described as being in her fifties driving a white supercar. The investigation revealed that Manar's father had …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Baghdad | Incident Type: Attempted Murder | Date: June 28, 2000
View DetailsZainab, Zainab's father, and others Murdered by Zainab's eldest son and Zainab's second son, Babylon, Iraq
Zainab, a woman from Babylon, Iraq, endured multiple family tragedies including the deaths of her father, two husbands, and several children. After her second husband's death, her eldest son killed him in defense of Zainab …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Babylon | Incident Type: Family Homicide | Date: Jan. 1, 2000
View DetailsMustafa, Samar, and others Disappearance Involving Mahmoud and Mahmoud's second wife, Mosul, Iraq
In 1998 in Mosul, Iraq, Mahmoud killed his lifelong friend Mustafa to steal $100,000. Mahmoud's poor financial status contrasted with Mustafa's wealth. Mahmoud lured Mustafa to the forest, stabbed him fatally, and stole the money. …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Mosul | Incident Type: Murder | Date: Jan. 1, 1998
View DetailsUnnamed bride Allegedly Murdered by Unnamed husband's sister, Şalāḩ ad Dīn, Iraq
According to the video report, an unnamed bride, reportedly under 21, was fatally stabbed in a livestock barn the day after her wedding in Iraq's Salah al-Din Governorate. The report says the accused was her …
State/Province: Şalāḩ ad Dīn, Iraq | City/Region: | Incident Type: Family Homicide | Date: None
View DetailsHaneen Murdered by Ali and Abu Haneen, Mosul, Iraq
In 1961 in Mosul, Iraq, a young woman named Haneen was involved in a secret romantic relationship with a man named Ali. Her father, Abu Haneen, disapproved and forcibly took her to live on his …
State/Province: Nīnawá, Iraq | City/Region: Mosul | Incident Type: Honor Killing | Date: None
View DetailsHassan Allegedly Murdered by Wasan and Hussein, Sadr, Iraq
In Baghdad's Sadr city, Wasan, aged 25, conspired with her husband's cousin Hussein to murder her husband Hassan, 30, after entering a secret affair due to emotional neglect in her traditional marriage. Hussein, motivated by …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Sadr | Incident Type: Murder | Date: None
View DetailsIsraa Case Involving Hamoud, Nasiriyah, Iraq
Israa, a 26-year-old divorced woman living in Nasiriyah, Iraq, experienced severe psychological and supernatural-like disturbances after refusing a marriage proposal from Hamoud, her distant relative. The proposal was pushed by Samira, Hamoud's wife and Israa's …
State/Province: None | City/Region: Nasiriyah | Incident Type: Family Homicide | Date: None
View DetailsStudent and Security guard Allegedly Murdered by University president or dean and Doctor, Iraq
The report discusses multiple sexual misconduct incidents involving high-ranking university officials in Iraq. It mentions a university president or dean caught with a student inside his office, and a separate case where a university doctor …
State/Province: None | City/Region: | Incident Type: Rape | Date: None
View DetailsLina Raad Sexual Scandal Involving Eyad Hussein Al-Jawhar, Kirkuk, Iraq
Eyad Hussein Al-Jawhar, a 70-year-old director of the oil projects sector in Kirkuk, was involved in a sexual scandal with Lina Raad, the financial director of the same sector. Videos leaked showing intimate acts between …
State/Province: Kirkūk, Iraq | City/Region: Kirkuk | Incident Type: Rape | Date: None
View DetailsDr. Fayrouz Allegedly Murdered by Dr. Mohamed Al-Aqidi, Baghdad, Iraq
Dr. Mohamed Al-Aqidi, a famous plastic surgeon in Baghdad, Iraq, allegedly attacked his ex-wife Dr. Fayrouz after their divorce. He brutally assaulted her by beating her, removing her left eye using a cosmetic surgery tool, …
State/Province: Baghdād, Iraq | City/Region: Baghdad | Incident Type: Murder | Date: None
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