In Iraq, Nouri Maliki says he will withdraw his name as a candidate for PM if the candidacies of former PMs Abadi & Sudani are also withdrawn
2 day agoIn a clear violation of the ceasefire, Iran launched several drones at the US military base in Erbil. US-led coalition fighter jets were seen destroying a number of drones, including one in a dangerously close range
The Saudi Foreign Ministry summoned the Iraqi ambassador "in light of the continued attacks and blatant threats targeting the Kingdom and the Gulf states through marches launched from Iraqi territory."
1 week agoIraqi Ambassador summoned by deputy Secretary of State, per readout, “to express the U.S. government’s strong condemnation of the egregious terrorist attacks by Iran-aligned militia groups launched from Iraqi territory against U.S. diplomatic personnel and facilities”
Kuwait’s Defense Ministry says air defenses are intercepting hostile drones that breached national airspace and targeted multiple vital facilities
Missiles and drones target specific locations in Kuwait; explosions heard.
Syrian and Iraqi anti-narcotics authorities seized around 1 million Captagon pills during raids aimed at cracking down on several international drug trafficking networks
American media: Withdrawal of American forces from the embassy's logistics support headquarters near Baghdad airport
Iraqi Airways to resume domestic and international flights starting Friday
The US Embassy in Iraq: Iranian-backed armed groups carried out drone attacks near the embassy compound and Baghdad airport today.
Head of the Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority: Airspace and all airports in the country will be open starting today.
Explosions in Baghdad, Iraq
Iraqi Interior Ministry: A house burned down following an airstrike on Palestine Street in eastern Baghdad; no casualties reported.
A series of explosions resulted from a raid on a house in Baghdad believed to be an arms depot for one of the factions.
The United Arab Emirates condemns the acts of storming and vandalism that targeted the Kuwaiti consulate in the city of Basra, Iraq.
Heavy, consecutive explosions heard in Baghdad
Explosions heard in Baghdad and the sounds of C-RAM anti-aircraft fire.
1 week agoThe protests continue on the Basra Corniche in front of the Kuwaiti Consulate, in protest against the bombing of a house in Safwan from Kuwaiti territory.
Protesters storm the Kuwaiti consulate in Basra, southern Iraq
American Journalist Shelly Kittleson freed
1 week agoHeavy shelling targets a Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) headquarters in the border province of Diyala, Iraq.
1 week agoRecorded from the Iraqi side in Basra - U.S. and Israel targeting an Iranian border post near the Iraqi-Iranian border
Explosions in Tal Afar, Nineveh Province, Iraq
A source in the Popular Mobilization Forces told Al Jazeera: 7 airstrikes targeted one of the headquarters of the 13th Brigade in Al-Qaim, western Iraq
An airstrike targeted a Popular Mobilization Forces headquarters in Amerli, Salah al-Din Governorate.
Air defenses intercept attack in the skies over Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan
1 week agoDocumentation shows targeting of Iranian-Kurdish party headquarters and activists in Dikla.
Explosions heard in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan
A source in the local government of Iraq's Dhi Qar province: An unidentified drone crashed in Al-Rifai district, north of the provincial capital.
Iraq has told Asian traders and refiners they can load its crude as vessels carrying the country’s oil are now able to transit the Strait of Hormuz thanks to an Iranian exemption, testing buyers’ confidence in the security guarantee
