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The Kirkuk police capture 4 suspects who targeted a house with an RPG shell.

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14/10/2026 | 05:59 PM

The security forces in Kirkuk governorate arrested an armed group that used a heavy weapon type "RPG" in a personal dispute in the Qarh Hanjir district today, Wednesday.

The Kirkuk Police Command stated in a statement received by the news agency that the operation was based on the directives of the Deputy Minister of Interior for Police Affairs and under the direct field supervision of the Kirkuk Police Chief, Police Colonel Fattah Mahmoud Yaseen al-Khafaji. The Qarh Hanjir police station units, in high coordination with the regional guard forces, managed to arrest four suspects in an attack targeting a residential house due to previous disputes.

It added that the relevant authorities took the suspects into custody and recorded their statements formally, while the investigating judge decided to detain them according to the provisions of Article 430 of the Iraqi Penal Code, pending their referral to the competent courts.

The command noted that security coordination between the units is operating at its highest levels, confirming that there will be no leniency towards anyone attempting to use weapons outside the law to resolve personal disputes.