A joint force from the Falcons Intelligence Cell, the Intelligence and Anti-Terrorism Directorate, and the Crime Control Department in Diwaniyah Governorate arrested a gang accused of extorting citizens. A source in the media of the governorate's police said, "The gang members confessed to severely beating a lawyer in the city of Ardh Al-Marah and extorting citizens, indicating that the arrest took place in the capital, Baghdad, after they were tracked. Source: National Iraqi News Agency
Syria: The sound of explosions in Deir Ezzor is caused by US artillery shelling of the Conoco gas field
September 4, 2026
Syrian sources announced that the sound of explosions in Deir Ezzor is caused by US artillery shelling of the Conoco gas field towards the positions of militants in the area.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency