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Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) says preparations are underway for the Kurdistan Region's parliamentary elections and that a date will be set "in the next few days" - IHEC spox tells Rudaw's Sangar Abdulrahman

Iran feared that the autonomy of factions within Iraq could potentially escalate tensions into armed conflict — NY Times

Iran urged factions in Iraq to refrain from targeting US interests — New York Times

Iraqi Intelligence: We were able to arrest two of the "most dangerous ISIS leaders" in an operation outside the borders

TSK airstrikes in Akre and Hakurk and Metina

The Turkish Ministry of Defense announces the killing of 4 Kurdistan Workers' Party militants in northern Iraq

Turkish warplanes are hitting PKK targets in the Akre region of Duhok in northern Iraq. There are dead

Turkish FM meets with Falih Alfayyadh, Chairperson of al-Hashd al-Shaabi (PMF).Minister of Foreign Affairs @HakanFidan met with Falih Alfayyadh, Chairperson of al-Hashd al-Shaabi, in Ankara

4 PKK militants detected in the Claw-Lock Operation region in northern Iraq were neutralized

Iran's Oil Minister says the explosion of a gas pipeline in the southwest of the country is an “act of sabotage"

TSK airstrikes in Akre and Metina and Hakurk

US will continue its operations in Iraq and Syria — Biden

The military committee meetings with Iraqi officials do not include discussions about the withdrawal of US forces from Iraq, according to the Pentagon's statement to Sky News Arabia

The Iraqi Oil Minister: Negotiations with oil companies operating in the Kurdistan region are towards resolution

Iran's proxy umbrella announces a full resumption of attacks on the U.S. in Iraq & Syria, seeking to expel it from the region. The "Islamic Resistance" says "painful strikes and broad attacks" are forthcoming

Initial assessments indicate more than 40 militants associated with Iranian proxy groups were killed in U.S. strikes in Iraq and Syria, says @PentagonPresSec

Advisor to the Prime Minister of Iraq: The American strikes are an unjustified violation of Iraqi sovereignty

Advisor to the Prime Minister of Iraq: We will submit a complaint to the Security Council regarding the American strikes

The International Coalition: We look forward to continuing military talks with our Iraqi partners on Sunday and discussing the transitional phase of our mission

"We have been reassured by United States officials.that there's not going to be any withdrawal [from Syria] anytime soon" SDF commander @MazloumAbdi tells reporters

Iran strongly condemned the assassination of the senior Kataib Hezbollah commander by the US in Baghdad, saying that Abu Baqer Al-Saedi was a senior commander in the fight against ISIS in Iraq. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman condemned US’ killing of Iraqi resistance members as “a clear example of American state terrorism” and its “support for Israeli crimes against Palestinians”.

Turkish intel ‘neutralizes’ Yunus Demir, senior PKK terrorist in northern Iraq's Gara region, wanted by top category red notice

An Iraqi military spokesman: What the international coalition is doing is pushing the government more than ever before to finish its mission

An Iraqi military spokesman: The international coalition threatens to drag the country into the conflict

An Iraqi military spokesman: The international coalition completely exceeds the reasons and purposes for which it was found on our land

An Iraqi military spokesman: U.S. forces irresponsibly repeatedly commit everything that might undermine the understandings

The Iraqi Prime Minister: The repeated "irresponsible" US strikes threaten civil peace and violate Iraq's sovereignty

USCENTCOM Conducts Strike Killing Kata’ib Hezbollah Senior Leader. At 9:30 p.m. (Baghdad Time) February 7, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted a unilateral strike in Iraq in response to the attacks on U.S. service members, killing a Kata’ib Hezbollah commander responsible for directly planning and participating in attacks on U.S. forces in the region. There are no indications of collateral damage or civilian casualties at this time. The United States will continue to take necessary action to protect our people. We will not hesitate to hold responsible all those who threaten our forces’ safety

Calls by Iran-backed telegram channels to gather in Jadiriyah and head to the US embassy in Baghdad

Iraqi media: The leaders of the Iraqi Hezbollah, Arkan Al-Olayawi and Abu Baqir Al-Saadi, were killed as a result of the bombing in Baghdad.