Based on a Miqrab AI analysis of 362 Facebook posts trending on July 11, 2025, the social media landscape in Iraq was dominated by human interest stories, political controversies, and regional security developments. The most engaged-with story featured a journalist documenting the rescue of a student who suffered a mental breakdown due to exam pressure. Political discourse was prominent, with media personalities exposing social media influencers, an activist in Basra facing legal action from the governor for demanding clean water, and an MP issuing a cryptic warning to the Prime Minister. Other key topics included criticism of the Ministry of Culture, Iraq’s dispatch of aid to Syria, the disarmament of the PKK, and debates over a maritime agreement with Kuwait.

Today’s Top 10 Facebook Trends in Iraq:

1. Student Rescued After Mental Health Crisis Due to Exams

The most viral story on Iraqi Facebook was a human-interest piece about a high school student who was rescued after suffering a severe mental health crisis. Multiple widely shared videos from Ali Athab – Ali Athab (Post Impact: 100%) show the student, identified as Mustafa, who reportedly “lost his mind because of the sixth [grade exams]” and lived on the street for over seven months without washing or shaving. The posts, including others from the same page Ali Athab – Ali Athab (Post Impact: 47%) and Ali Athab – Ali Athab (Post Impact: 43%), document his poor condition and celebrate his successful rescue and recovery. The page repeatedly expresses gratitude, stating, “Praise be to God, he has returned to life anew. Thanks be to God.”

2. Media Personality Qahtan Adnan Confronts Influencers

Journalist Qahtan Adnan’s program “Al-Ghassala” (The Washing Machine) generated significant buzz by confronting and exposing social media influencers. A video from the page Al-I’lami Qahtan Adnan (Post Impact: 89%) showed Adnan “exposing” an influencer named Naro. Another clip shared by Al-I’lami Qahtan Adnan (Post Impact: 23%) featured him “disciplining” two other influencers, Zina al-Obeidi and Zainab Yousef. These posts suggest a media narrative focused on holding social media personalities accountable for their content and behavior.

3. Activist Ammar al-Hilfi Faces Arrest Warrant in Basra

A major story emerged from Basra concerning activist Ammar al-Hilfi, who is now reportedly homeless with his family. According to Haider al-Hamdani (Post Impact: 48%), an arrest warrant was issued for al-Hilfi based on a complaint by Basra’s governor, Asaad al-Eidani. Al-Hilfi’s own page, Ammar al-Hilfi (Post Impact: 21%), called for a protest, stating the legal action was in response to his demands for clean drinking water. In another post, Ammar al-Hilfi (Post Impact: 20%) appealed to the judiciary to “#Save_Basra”. The narrative presented is that of an activist being silenced for speaking out about public services.

4. MP Mustafa Sanad’s Cryptic Warning to Prime Minister

MP Mustafa Sanad posted a cryptic message that appeared to be a warning directed at Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ Al Sudani. The post by Mustafa Sanad – Mustafa Sanad (Post Impact: 53%) included a photo of a fighter jet with the text “Don’t test my patience” and added the comment, “Engineer Mohammed Shia’ Al Sudani, they mean you. The Iraqis have nothing to do with it.” The post implies an external threat or pressure on the Prime Minister, which Sanad is highlighting publicly.

5. Ministry of Culture Criticized for “Importing Poets”

The Ministry of Culture faced ridicule over allegations that it was planning to import thousands of foreign poets. A video by Haider al-Hamdani (Post Impact: 44%) sarcastically questioned the move, asking, “Iraq imports poets! The Ministry of Culture is importing 3,000 poets from Bangladesh, Syria, and Egypt to improve culture in Iraq?” This narrative of wasteful or misguided government spending was echoed by a post from Wikileaks Iraq (Post Impact: 6%), which showed a video of large amounts of cash being thrown at poets with the caption, “It is raining fifties on poets and bards.”

6. Iraqi Civil Defense Assists Syria with Wildfires

Several pages reported on Iraq sending aid to Syria to combat wildfires. Posts from Iraqeen W Bas – Iraqis Only (Post Impact: 26%) and Rusly Al-Maliki (Post Impact: 3%) shared videos of Iraqi Civil Defense convoys and fire trucks preparing to enter Syrian territory. The narrative focused on Iraq’s role in providing regional assistance, with the pages stating the teams were being sent to help extinguish fires along the Syrian coast.

7. MP Warns Against Khor Abdullah Agreement with Kuwait

Political controversy flared over the Khor Abdullah maritime agreement with Kuwait, with an MP warning against its passage in parliament. MP Dr. Haider al-Salami (Post Impact: 22%) described the agreement as “disgraceful” and a potential betrayal of Iraqi sovereignty. He stated there were “very suspicious movements” to bring the law to a vote and announced his categorical rejection of it, arguing that the current parliament should not bear the failures of previous sessions. He called on the Iraqi people to support his stance, affirming that “#Khor_Abdullah_Al-Tamimi is 100% Iraqi.”

8. PKK Announces Disarmament in Sulaymaniyah

A significant regional security development was the reported disarmament of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). Al-Khawa al-Nathifa – The Clean Brotherhood (Post Impact: 18%) shared a photo of what it called the “first faction of PKK fighters laying down their arms” in a ceremony in Sulaymaniyah. Similarly, Rusly Al-Maliki (Post Impact: 5%) described the event as a “historic moment” where the PKK was abandoning its weapons under a peace agreement with Turkey.

9. Israel Reportedly Training Intelligence in Iraqi Dialect

A story circulating on several pages claimed that Israeli intelligence is facing challenges with the Iraqi dialect and has begun special training for its agents. According to Al-Khalia al-Tactikiya – The Tactical Cell (Post Impact: 10%), Israeli reports indicate that Iraq and Yemen are now considered primary threats, prompting the need for agents to understand their distinct dialects for intelligence operations. This report was met with some humor, as pages like Rusly Al-Maliki (Post Impact: 10%) listed uniquely Iraqi phrases as “secret Iraqi codes that Mossad will be confused by.”

10. Government Reduces Work Hours Amidst Heatwave

The Iraqi government’s response to the summer heatwave was a key topic of discussion. Multiple pages, including Iraq 24 (Post Impact: 8%) and Min Baghdad – From Baghdad (Post Impact: 5%), reported that the Council of Ministers had decided to reduce official working hours by one hour for all government ministries and institutions. This decision came after public demands, noted by pages like Diyala TV (Post Impact: 3%), and in anticipation of temperatures reaching 50 degrees Celsius, as forecast by the meteorological office and shared by Euyun al-Iraq – Eyes of Iraq (Post Impact: 6%).