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

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Tiba 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

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Red 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

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Zainab, 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

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Israa 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

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Lina 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

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Dr. 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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Dr. Sarah Ammar Al-Aboudi Allegedly Murdered by Dr. Dirgham Al-Tamimi and Governor of, Basra, Iraq

Dr. Sarah Ammar Al-Aboudi, a university professor at the University of Basra, Iraq, was allegedly murdered by Dr. Dirgham Al-Tamimi, a married colleague who had a customary marriage contract with her. Despite her pregnancy and …

State/Province: None | City/Region: Basra | Incident Type: Murder | Date: None

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Wife Allegedly Murdered by Mother-in-law, Najaf, Iraq

A 21-year-old pregnant woman in her ninth month was severely burned by her mother-in-law in Najaf, Iraq. The mother-in-law poured gasoline on her back and set her on fire while she was cooking, despite her …

State/Province: None | City/Region: Najaf | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: None

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Abu Ali, Abu Ali's wife, and others Allegedly Murdered by Hamid and Hamid's brother, Baghdad, Iraq

In 2018, Hamid, a former Iraqi Ministry of Interior officer dismissed for desertion and burdened by debts, planned and executed a violent robbery at his neighbor Abu Ali's house in Baghdad. Hamid killed Abu Ali, …

State/Province: None | City/Region: Baghdad | Incident Type: Murder | Date: None

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