Shafaq News- Baghdad
Three women died in separate suspected suicide incidentsacross Baghdad over the past 24 hours, a security source told Shafaq News onMonday.
A 24-year-old woman hanged herself from a ceiling fan insideher home, while another died under similar circumstances. Family members andpreliminary police information indicated the two women had been suffering frompsychological issues.
In the third case, authorities found a woman hanging by ascarf west of the capital. The source said a forensic expert ordered aninvestigation after doubts emerged over whether the death resulted from suicideor homicide.
Earlier this month, Iraq's Interior Ministry recorded 617suicide cases during the first half of 2026.
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