Baghdad Operations Command announced on Tuesday (May 5, 2026) the arrest of 25 violators who burned "sanitary landfill waste" in both Karkh and Rusafa sides of Baghdad.

The command stated in a statement that in order to reduce environmental pollution resulting from the emission of gases and odors accompanying random burning operations, our security units were able to arrest 25 violators who burned sanitary landfill waste illegally in the Nahrawan and Al-Naba'i areas in Karkh and Rusafa sides.

The command added that this comes within the measures taken by the Operations Command to preserve the health and safety of citizens.