Wildfires in Iraq
89 wildfires have been recorded in Iraq by Global Incident Tracker, 89 of them in 2026. The most recent was on 10 October 2026. These are incidents our sources reported, not an official national total.
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Today (UTC)
29
Last 7 days
89
In 2026
89
Total recorded
Continuous monitoring began 9 August 2026. These counters show what we have recorded since then, not everything that happened.
Most recent wildfires in Iraq
Active fire cluster 34 km W of 'akra, Iraq — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 21 km ESE of Sinah, Iraq — 17 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 13 km NNW of Tallkayf, Iraq — 23 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 8 km ENE of Tallkayf, Iraq — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 23 km N of Xebat, Iraq — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 17 km NNW of Baharkah, Iraq — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 12 km E of Al-hamdaniya, Iraq — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 28 km SSE of Xebat, Iraq — 19 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 27 km SW of Kifri, Iraq — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 8 km S of Sinah, Iraq — 42 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 48 km NW of Kirkuk, Iraq — 19 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 12 km W of Kirkuk, Iraq — 16 satellite hotspots
Moderate
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Minor
Active fire cluster 40 km WNW of Az Zubayr, Iraq — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 11 km W of Kirkuk, Iraq — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 12 km NW of Sumayl, Iraq — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 50 km NE of Al 'amarah, Iraq — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 41 km NE of Al 'amarah, Iraq — 14 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 4 km ESE of Al Madinah, Iraq — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 25 km SSE of Al Madinah, Iraq — 13 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 14 km NW of Az Zubayr, Iraq — 11 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 40 km WNW of Az Zubayr, Iraq — 15 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 35 km W of Az Zubayr, Iraq — 17 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 53 km SSE of Dehloran, Iraq — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 39 km WNW of Az Zubayr, Iraq — 12 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 5 km NNE of Al Madinah, Iraq — 15 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 22 km SSE of Al Madinah, Iraq — 16 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 35 km WSW of Az Zubayr, Iraq — 21 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 31 km WNW of Safwan, Iraq — 21 satellite hotspots
Moderate
Active fire cluster 36 km WSW of Sumayl, Iraq — 10 satellite hotspots
Moderate
When they happen
September carries the most wildfires we hold for Iraq — 51 of 89. This is when incidents were reported, so read a quiet month as either a quiet month or thin reporting.
| Month | Recorded | |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | |
| February | 0 | |
| March | 0 | |
| April | 0 | |
| May | 0 | |
| June | 0 | |
| July | 0 | |
| August | 4 | |
| September | 51 | |
| October | 34 | |
| November | 0 | |
| December | 0 |
Where this data comes from
Wildfires have official real-time feeds, and ours come from NASA FIRMS · NASA EONET · GDACS · Meteoalarm.