IQ is correct code for place, once some engineer like you shares local radio laws with regdb maintainers it will map to world 00 domain.
Try to map local frequency maps to frequencies and determine unlicenced use conditions, typically some power limit , sometimes needing radar detection, indoor only etc.
Kudos if you try.
Here similar situation resolved How to check regulatory docs about Wi-Fi legal freqs?
It is published recently, go for it 
(it refers to ETSI-DFS and no other restrictions in 2.4 and 5ghz bands, you can choose your preferred EU country (not CH GB NO IS) while chatting for official inclusion.
But carefully check end frequencies, like wifi ch1 -2 and ch 13+2 or ch 32 etc
I sent the mainteners an email with proper documentation. Thanks a lot.
Whats next - when the regulatory db is released with Iraq included open issue in github or here in feature requests to have new version included in OpenWrt. Next minor releases and owut will have it.
Aha, so no regular automated or scheduled follow up by OpenWrt team.
Thanks for the explanation and guidance, and I'll Keep following the matter and will post milestones here.
Next release is not guaranteed soon , sometimes it (regdb) has been left behind, just that you get fruits of your work soon(er)
For the record, your message to maintainers list.
Further updates will be shared through email? Or the review and approval process is documented somewhere else online?
Yep, stay on it, I superfluously recognized etsi regulation, but if other mentioned regulations describe more mandatory restrictions, those will be cut out from wifi use as required.
@mnewiraq check your email for kernel mailing list reply 
Already flagged it but seeking for time to work on it. Thank you for your great follow up!
From thier email:
The document only lists the allocation, but not the power limits for each band, or any other restrictions. You would need to track that down.
I'll try to find where to find those missing requirements. Not easy for me.
looks like i found some Iraqi researchers who can help, found them through ResearchGate!!
Hi how is it going? Latest regdb release still does not contain your bits :-S
This was always under my todo list untill i went extremely busy with other stuff. So i am sorry for my late reply.
Now i found the latest updated regulations.. and i am going to submit it to regdb within today.
Honestly, i used claude to formulate all what is needed to be submitted.. this is a note in advance.
Openwrt community is great in terms of guidance.. big thank for all who participated.
the patc file was submitted
0001-wireless-regdb-add-Iraq-IQ-entry-2.patch
email body wich was sent:
1. Why this patch exists
Iraq is currently absent from
wireless-regdb/db.txt. As a
consequence, every OpenWrt and Linux device set tocountry=IQ
falls back to the world domain (00), which marks most of the
5 GHz spectrum asno IRand limits 2.4 GHz EIRP to 20 dBm. A
public OpenWrt forum thread on the Archer AX23 in Iraq concluded
with the maintainers' standard answer:"IQ is the correct code for the place; once an engineer shares
the local radio laws with regdb maintainers it will be added."This patch is that contribution.
2. The primary source
The Iraqi Communications and Media Commission (CMC), the national
regulator, has issued a numerical regulation specifically governing
unlicensed Wi-Fi, SRD, and UWB devices:
- Title: Regulation on short-range radio communication devices
(SRD) and devices using ultra-broadband (UWB) technology- Issuer: Republic of Iraq, CMC, Telecommunications Regulatory
Department, International Relations Section- Decree: Council of Commissioners decision No. 122/q-2025
- In force from: 2025-09-22
- Edition: First edition, 2025; 26 pages
- Direct PDF:
https://cmc.iq/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Regulation-on-short-range-radio-communication-devices-SRD-and-devices-using-ultra-broadband-UWB-technology.pdfArticle 4-1-13 of that regulation, titled "Wireless Access Systems
(WAS)", contains a full numerical table for every Wi-Fi band. This
patch reproduces that table directly. Nothing in the proposed
country IQ:block is inferred or extrapolated.3. The Article 4-1-13 table, verbatim
Band Use Max EIRP Required mitigations Cited standard 2400 – 2483.5 MHz Indoor and outdoor 100 mW LBT and DAA EN 300 328, ERC/REC 70-03 5150 – 5250 MHz Indoor 200 mW — EN 301 893, ITU Res. 229 (Rev. WRC-19) 5250 – 5350 MHz Indoor 200 mW — (DFS implied via EN 301 893) EN 301 893 5470 – 5725 MHz Indoor 1000 mW DFS and TPC (stated explicitly) EN 301 893 5725 – 5875 MHz Indoor and outdoor 2000 mW (10 MHz ch) / 4000 mW (20 MHz ch) — EN 302 502 5945 – 6425 MHz Indoor 200 mW — EN 303 687, ECC Report 75 57000 – 66000 MHz Indoor 10000 mW LBT and DAA EN 302 567
The proposed
country IQ:block encodes this table line for line.4. The Iraqi regulation also defines its own glossary terms
For the avoidance of doubt, the regulation's Annex A explicitly
definesWi-Fias "802.11 Local Area Networking in 2.4 and 5 GHz
ISM bands". So when the maintainers ask whether this regulation
in fact covers Wi-Fi, the answer from the regulator is yes,
in writing, in the regulation itself.The same annex defines DFS, TPC, LBT, DAA, EIRP and AFA in the
exact wireless-regdb sense.5. Encoding choices and where they came from
A few wireless-regdb encoding details require explanation, because
they are interpretations of the regulation's wording rather than
direct copies of numerical limits:
NO-OUTDOOR on 5150–5725 MHz. The regulation labels these
rows simply as "Indoor". The wireless-regdb idiom for that is
theNO-OUTDOORflag.No NO-OUTDOOR on 5725–5875 MHz. The regulation explicitly
labels this row "Indoor and outdoor".DFS on 5250–5350 MHz. The regulation's own column for this
row is empty for mitigations, but the cited standard
(EN 301 893) requires DFS in this sub-band, and the corresponding
row for 5470–5725 in the same table does state DFS+TPC. Reading
the regulation as a whole, DFS for 5250–5350 is required by the
incorporated standard.Single EIRP figure for 5725–5875 MHz. The regulation gives
two figures (2000 mW for 10 MHz channels, 4000 mW for 20 MHz
channels). The wireless-regdb format expresses one ceiling per
band; the 4000 mW figure is used because it is the higher value
that the regulation explicitly permits.6 GHz channel width set to 80 MHz. The regulation does not
explicitly distinguish standard-power from low-power indoor
(LPI) operation, nor does it mention AFC. The conservative
choice is to encode the 6 GHz block at 80 MHz (the widest
non-AFC option in current practice) and leave a follow-up patch
for a wider channelisation once CMC clarifies AFC requirements.AUTO-BW on the 5 GHz RLAN rows. Standard practice for
EN 301 893–compliant entries; no AUTO-BW is set on the 6 GHz
row pending the AFC question above.If the maintainers prefer a different encoding for any of these
six points, please push back; the underlying regulatory text is
clear and any of these can be re-encoded without changing what is
actually permitted under Iraqi law.6. The 5.8 GHz figure looks unusually high — it is intentional
(5725 - 5875 @ 80), (4000 mW)with no NO-OUTDOOR is not a typo.
This is what Iraq's own regulation states for this sub-band, citing
EN 302 502. It is the BFWA value, not the Non-Specific SRD value.
This choice puts Iraq at the high end of the regional spectrum
policy for the 5.8 GHz band. It is included verbatim because the
purpose of wireless-regdb is to reflect what each country's
regulator actually permits.7. What is not in the patch
5850–5925 MHz ITS / V2X bands. Article 4-1-8 of the same
regulation covers ITS at 5855–5925 MHz with 2 W EIRP, but this
is a non-Wi-Fi RLAN application and is outside the scope of
what wireless-regdb usually encodes forcountryblocks.All non-Wi-Fi SRD bands. The regulation also covers RFID,
inductive applications, alarms, model control, automotive radar,
level probing radar, hearing aids, active medical implants, and
the full UWB regime (Articles 4-2-1 through 4-2-6). None of these
is a wireless-regdb concern.6 GHz beyond 6425 MHz. The Iraqi regulation only addresses
5945–6425 MHz at 6 GHz; the 6425–7125 MHz upper portion is not
covered, and the patch therefore does not include it.8. Submission checklist
- Verify the patch applies cleanly against the current
wireless-regdbmaster; the IQ block must be inserted in
alphabetical order, betweenINandIR.- Build
regulatory.dblocally and confirm with
regdbdump regulatory.db | grep -A8 'country IQ'that the
output matches the proposed table exactly.- Post the cover letter and patch on the OpenWrt forum thread
(231380) for community review by Iraqi engineers before
sending upstream.- Send to
linux-wireless@vger.kernel.orgwith cc to
wireless-regdb@lists.infradead.org.9. A note on responsibility
The numerical content of this patch is taken verbatim from a public
Iraqi government regulation. The encoding choices listed in §5 are
the patch author's, and they are reversible.Author: Mohammed Abdullah Ali Al-Obaidi (mnew_iraq@yahoo.com),
OpenWrt forum handlemnewiraq. Any objection to the encoding
choices should be raised to that author or in the upstream review
thread, not to the CMC.
0001-wireless-regdb-add-Iraq-IQ-entry-2.patch
i submit it as a text as i can not attach it to te forum;
From: Mohammed Abdullah Ali Al-Obaidi <mnew_iraq@yahoo.com> Subject: [PATCH] wireless-regdb: add regulatory rules for Iraq (IQ) Add a regulatory entry for Iraq (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2: IQ). Iraq is currently absent from the regulatory database. Devices set to country=IQ fall back to the world domain (00), which leaves most of the 5 GHz spectrum marked "no IR" and severely restricts even 2.4 GHz operation. The Iraqi Communications and Media Commission (CMC) has now published an explicit, numerical national regulation that fills this gap. Source document --------------- Title : Regulation on short-range radio communication devices (SRD) and devices using ultra-broadband (UWB) technology Issuer: Republic of Iraq, Communications and Media Commission (CMC), Telecommunications Regulatory Department, International Relations Section Decree: Council of Commissioners decision No. 122/q-2025 In force from: 2025-09-22 Edition: First edition, 2025; 26 pages URL : https://cmc.iq/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Regulation-on-short-range-radio-communication-devices-SRD-and-devices-using-ultra-broadband-UWB-technology.pdf The values below are taken directly from Article 4-1-13 ("Wireless Access Systems / WAS") of that regulation, which is the table governing Wi-Fi (Annex A of the regulation defines Wi-Fi as "802.11 Local Area Networking in 2.4 and 5 GHz ISM bands"). This is not a derived reading: every band, every EIRP value, every indoor restriction, and every required mitigation (LBT/DAA, DFS, TPC) is named in the regulation itself. Bands and limits, as stated in Article 4-1-13: 2400-2483.5 MHz : 100 mW EIRP, indoor and outdoor, LBT/DAA (EN 300 328, ERC/REC 70-03) 5150-5250 MHz : 200 mW EIRP, indoor (EN 301 893, ITU-R Res. 229 Rev. WRC-19) 5250-5350 MHz : 200 mW EIRP, indoor (EN 301 893) -- DFS implied via EN 301 893 5470-5725 MHz : 1000 mW EIRP, indoor, DFS + TPC (EN 301 893) 5725-5875 MHz : 2000 mW EIRP (10 MHz ch) / 4000 mW (20 MHz ch), indoor and outdoor (EN 302 502) 5945-6425 MHz : 200 mW EIRP, indoor (EN 303 687, ECC Report 75) 57-66 GHz : 10 W EIRP, indoor, LBT/DAA (EN 302 567) Notes on the encoding chosen below ----------------------------------* The Iraqi regulation lists bands 2 through 4 (5150-5725 MHz) as "Indoor"; this is encoded as NO-OUTDOOR. * The regulation lists 5725-5875 MHz as "Indoor and outdoor"; no NO-OUTDOOR flag is applied to that row. * DFS for 5250-5350 is required by EN 301 893, which the regulation references; the DFS flag is included accordingly. * DFS and TPC for 5470-5725 are stated explicitly in the regulation ("DFS & TPC shall be implemented as adequate sharing mechanism"). * 5725-5875 MHz uses the higher of the two stated EIRP figures (4000 mW for 20 MHz channels) since wireless-regdb expresses a per-band ceiling, not a per-channel-width ceiling. * AUTO-BW is set on the 5 GHz RLAN bands consistent with EN 301 893. * The 6 GHz block is encoded at the 80 MHz channel width which is the widest standard-power option; it can be widened in a follow-up patch if and when CMC clarifies AFC requirements. * 60 GHz: the regulation specifies 57-66 GHz; this matches the existing wireless-regdb convention used by other ETSI countries. Background on the unique 5.8 GHz figure --------------------------------------- The 4000 mW EIRP for 5725-5875 MHz with both indoor and outdoor operation is not the conservative European figure; it reflects an explicit Iraqi national choice that follows EN 302 502 (BFWA). This is included verbatim from the regulation. Discussion thread on the OpenWrt forum where this work was solicited: https://forum.openwrt.org/t/configuring-openwrt-on-archer-ax23-in-iraq/231380 Signed-off-by: Mohammed Abdullah Ali Al-Obaidi <mnew_iraq@yahoo.com> --- db.txt | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) diff --git a/db.txt b/db.txt --- a/db.txt +++ b/db.txt @@ -insert-after-IN-block@@ +# Iraq +# Source: Regulation on short-range radio communication devices (SRD) +# and devices using ultra-broadband (UWB) technology, First Edition +# 2025, issued by the Iraqi Communications and Media Commission (CMC) +# under Council of Commissioners decision No. 122/q-2025, in force +# from 2025-09-22. Limits below are taken from Article 4-1-13 +# (Wireless Access Systems) of that regulation. +# https://cmc.iq/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Regulation-on-short-range-radio-communication-devices-SRD-and-devices-using-ultra-broadband-UWB-technology.pdf +country IQ: DFS-ETSI + (2400 - 2483.5 @ 40), (100 mW), wmmrule=ETSI + (5150 - 5250 @ 80), (200 mW), NO-OUTDOOR, AUTO-BW, wmmrule=ETSI + (5250 - 5350 @ 80), (200 mW), NO-OUTDOOR, DFS, AUTO-BW, wmmrule=ETSI + (5470 - 5725 @ 160), (1000 mW), NO-OUTDOOR, DFS, wmmrule=ETSI + (5725 - 5875 @ 80), (4000 mW)+ (5945 - 6425 @ 80), (200 mW), NO-OUTDOOR, wmmrule=ETSI + (57000 - 66000 @ 2160), (40) -- 2.43.0
pleaser let me know if there is any mistake in my submission.
thank you in advance,
Mohammed