Shafaq NewsBelow is a summary of key security and crime-relatedincidents reported across Iraq on January 8, 2026.- ThreeSuicide Cases Recorded (Baghdad)A security source reported that authorities recorded threesuicide cases within 24 hours in separate areas of Baghdad involving two womenand an Interior Ministry employee, with investigations opened to determine thecircumstances.- StudentKilled, Two Injured in Traffic Accidents (Diyala)A University of Diyala student was killed after being struckby a speeding vehicle near her campus in central Baqubah, while two others wereinjured in a separate collision on the Baqubah–Khalis road and transferred tohospital.- HumanTrafficking Ring Dismantled (Kirkuk)Security forces arrested five suspects in Kirkuk forattempting to sell a child for money during an intelligence-led operation. Thechild was rescued unharmed and handed over to social care authorities, whilethe suspects were referred to the judiciary.- Drug-RelatedArrest and Seizures (Baghdad)Security forces arrested a suspect in eastern Baghdad underArticle 28 of the anti-narcotics law, seizing weapons, cash, electronicdevices, surveillance equipment, and a vehicle.- DetentionLinked to Banned Group (Dhi Qar)Iraqi intelligence forces detained a senior member of thebanned Al-Qurban group south of Nasiriyah under Article 372 of Iraq’s PenalCode.