Iraqi Prime Minister orders closure of Sheeb border crossing with Iran to people and goods starting Wednesday, until further notice, according to a government source in Al Jazeera. More crossings with Iran will be closed gradually in the coming days.

Araqchi: We tried to open special routes for ships carrying Iraqi oil to pass through the Strait of Hormuz

Failed assassination attempt targets commander of the 63rd Brigade of the Popular Mobilization Forces in Tuz Khormato

A drug dealer was killed in a grenade blast; an officer and five personnel were injured in Basra, Iraq

Suicide bomber detonates himself near a police station near Saad Square in Basra, southern Iraq. Reports of deaths and injuries among security forces.

Security warning by @StateDept for the following countries: UAE, Israel, Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Iraq, Lebanon, Qatar. "Iranian-supported Houthis have engaged in hostilities against Saudi Arabia, including attacks on civilian airports and other critical infrastructure resulting in civilian casualties and severe travel disruptions. The hostilities have the potential to escalate rapidly beyond that immediate area. Americans traveling to or from the Middle East should monitor information about airport and airline operations and develop contingency plans in advance. Iran and groups supportive of Iran may target other U.S. interests overseas or at locations associated with the United States and Americans throughout the world, including U.S. businesses and other institutions

Armed attack by unidentified individuals in the Al-Azir district of Maysan Governorate, southern Iraq; initial toll: two women killed.

Drones target Iranian Kurdish opposition bases in Erbil, northern Iraq

US Treasury: Sanctions imposed on the International Development Bank of Iraq due to its links with Iranian government entities

Iraqi Agency: Air routes reopened with Kuwait after closure due to security developments in the region

Iraqi Prime Minister affirmed to the Saudi Crown Prince that Iraq will not allow its territory to be used for any activities that affect the security of the Kingdom.

An Iraqi army brigadier general and another soldier were killed by a roadside bomb near Kirkuk during a search of an Islamic State hideout, Iraq's military says. Two others were wounded

Turkish officer killed in Kurdistan region of Iraq in shooting incident.

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi arrives in Riyadh on an official visit, his media office says

Iraq orders its armed forces to raise their combat readiness to the highest levels.

Iraqi National Security Advisor: 400 Syrians transferred to Iraq with detainees, whose guilt has not been proven, and 50 have been returned to their country. The remaining detainees will be handed over to Syria in batches.

Iraqi Government condemns attack on King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh, which resulted in civilian casualties and material damage, undermining regional security and stability.

US Official to Al Arabiya: ISIS no longer poses a systematic threat to Iraq's security

Footage captured the moment a bomb-laden drone crashes into (what appears to be) civilian populated areas in Topzawa, south of Erbil

Drones raid targeted offices of Iranian Kurdish opposition parties in Erbil

Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament: Decision to change the exchange rate is irreversible

Demonstrations intensify in Basra following the latest decision to raise the exchange rate.

The dollar jumps to 170,000 dinars; Baghdad Stock Exchange reels from the government's decision to raise the exchange rate to 1,520 dinars per 100 dollars.

Iraqi security forces are surrounding a group of ISIS militants in the Al-Danadish intersection area of Kirkuk province

The Federal Police Command on Tuesday imposed an overnight curfew in Hawija district and its villages in Kirkuk province, from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.

In Iraqi Kurdistan, the Asayish say they have arrested 22 members of ISIS sleeper cells in various locations. These cells were planning to recruit new members & plant roadside bombs. They were members of the 5th ISIS Battalion of Kurdistan

Islamic State attack kills Iraqi policeman near Kirkuk

Explosion of an Iraqi army vehicle in the Rawah desert south of Mosul results in the death and injury of 4 Iraqi soldiers.

Iranian Foreign Ministry: Resumption of flights between Iran and Iraq, and continuation of consultations with other countries, demonstrates Washington's failure to disrupt regional relations of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and reflects the strength of Iranian diplomacy. Should further attacks on Iran from neighboring countries occur, a different response will undoubtedly be given.

Armed clashes in Kalar district, Sulaymaniyah province, northern Iraq; several people injured, initial reports.