OSINT of Iraq
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Entry #7 OSINT Series
Open Data Portals
Iraqi Ministry of Planning – Central Statistical Organization: Iraq's central hub for statistical reports on population, economy, agriculture, etc.
Kurdistan Region Statistics Office (KRSO): Open data for Kurdistan region: demographics, labor, economy.
The ReliefWeb Response Iraq Data page - Provides humanitarian operational data that supports planning, monitoring, and coordination of aid efforts in Iraq.
Iraq Databank - Iraq Databank is an open-source repository and research tool featuring reports and statistics on Iraq.
Iraq Body Count - Iraq Body Count maintains the world’s largest public database of violent civilian death.
Company Ownership & Legal Entities
General Commission for Taxes -Info about registered taxpayers (sometimes shows company registration data).
Iraqi Business Directory - Not official, but useful for basic company profiles.
Open Corporates - Global database that indexes Iraqi company records where available.
OFAC Sanctions List - The site allows users to search OFAC's sanctions lists to identify: Individuals, Entities (companies, organizations), and Vessels.
Land Plots & Cadastral Maps
For satellite imagery of plots, recent developments, and informal mapping:
Open Streets Map - Community mapping of Iraqi land and infrastructure.
People & Phone Directories
Iraq Yellow Pages - Commercial listings, sometimes contains names tied to businesses.
TrueCaller - Huge crowdsourced database
Namechk - Check alias across multiple social sites — good for digital footprints.
Data breaches (HaveIBeenPwned, DeHashed) - Check if emails or phones tied to individuals are exposed in breaches.
Google dorks: Search
site:instagram.com "Name" "Baghdad"etc. to identify public profiles.Tgstat Iraq - Telegram analytics — find popular public Iraqi Telegram channels / groups.
OFAC Sanctions List - The site allows users to search OFAC's sanctions lists to identify: Individuals, Entities (companies, organizations), and Vessels.
Iraq Record Finder - Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.
(Read) How to Search Iraqi Names and Find the Right People (Part 3)
Android App - Dalil Iraq - Provides numbers and addresses of doctors, lawyers, teachers, and companies, in addition to jobs and offers available throughout Iraq.
Court
Decisions And Jugments Issued By The Federal Supreme Court of Iraq
Iraqi Ministry of Justice website - includes limited number of Court of Cassation decisions.
Public Procurement Contracts
National Investment Commission (NIC) - Public-private project announcements, tenders, contracts.
UNDP Iraq procurement - Shows Iraq-based tenders funded by the UN.
WHOIS Domain Data
Miscellaneous
JAIS – trained to understand Arabic language.
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