Iraq rolls out AI-powered security plan for elections

Shafaq News – Baghdad

Iraq’s National Security Agency successfully implemented an artificial intelligence–based system to monitor and secure the country’s parliamentary elections.

According to the agency’s statement on Tuesday, the system—developed under the supervision of Captain Hassan, a specialized technical officer—monitors nationwide security activity in real time, analyzes field intelligence, and issues automated recommendations to enhance response speed and operational accuracy.

The officer also oversees intelligence analysis and leads public awareness campaigns against cyber extortion and digital misinformation.

General polling officially closed on Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. local time, marking the end of Iraq’s sixth general parliamentary elections since 2003. Nearly 20 million Iraqis, including about three million in the Kurdistan Region, were eligible to elect 329 members of parliament from more than 7,000 candidates across 37 political coalitions.

Special voting for security personnel took place on November 9, with 1.1 million of 1.31 million eligible voters participating—an 82% turnout nationwide. The Kurdistan Region recorded the highest participation rate, exceeding 97%, according to the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC).

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