Civil Defense teams extinguished a fire that broke out in two commercial stores in the Dakir area of Basra. A source in the Civil Defense stated that the fire broke out in two commercial stores selling electric generators in the Dakir area in Al-Ashar and caused material damage without recording human losses, indicating: "The cause of the fire was an electrical short circuit. Source: National Iraqi News Agency
Army Foils Drug-Smuggling Attempt Using Guided Balloons
August 17, 2026
Amman: The Southern Military Zone on Monday thwarted an attempt to smuggle a large quantity of narcotics into the Kingdom using guided balloons.
According to Jordan News Agency, Border Guard units detected the balloons while they were carrying the n…