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Six arrested after two people are killed in Baghdad shooting
Iraqi authorities arrested six people, including a woman, after two people were killed in a shooting in Baghdad.
The Interior Ministry said the shooting happened inside a home in the city’s Rusafa area, while an earlier account placed it in Al-Basatin, in the Al-Shaab district.
That earlier account said a man and a woman were shot by two people on a motorcycle and suggested the killings may have been linked to so-called “honour” motives.
The ministry has not confirmed a motive, so the circumstances remain unclear.
Police said they seized three pistols believed to have been used in the killings.
The six suspects are in custody and are to be referred to court for legal proceedings.
Iraqi security forces arrested six people over a shooting in Baghdad that killed two people.
The Iraqi Interior Ministry said three pistols used in the crime were seized.
The ministry said one of the six suspects is a woman.
An earlier report cited an initial security assessment that the shooting was linked to an alleged “honor” motive.
The ministry said the circumstances and motive had not been established.
- Who
- Six suspects were arrested. The victims were two people; an earlier report identified them as a man and a woman.
- What
- Two people were killed in a shooting, and six suspects were arrested.
- When
- The shooting was reported on Friday, 16 October 2026; the arrests were reported on Saturday, 17 October.
- Where
- Al-Basateen in the al-Shaab area of Baghdad, according to an earlier report.
- Why
- The motive was unclear, according to the Interior Ministry. An earlier security source said initial information pointed to an alleged “honor” motive.
Initial security source
Iraqi Interior Ministry
Motive
Initial security source
Initial information pointed to an alleged “honor” motive.
Iraqi Interior Ministry
The circumstances and motive had not been established.
A security source reported that a man and a woman were shot dead in Baghdad’s al-Basateen area.
The Interior Ministry said six suspects had been arrested and three pistols seized.
- Suspects arrested
- 6
- People killed
- 2
- Weapons seized
- 3 pistols
- Reported location
- Al-Basateen, al-Shaab area, Baghdad
- Reported arrest date
- 17 October 2026
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What people are saying
The relevant authorities received a report of gunfire inside a house in one of the areas on the Rusafa side, which resulted in the deaths of two people.
The suspects, numbering six, were identified and arrested in record time, and three pistols used in the crime were seized.
Two people riding a motorcycle opened fire on a man and a woman in the al-Basateen area of al-Shaab, killing them on the spot.