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UK condemns drone attacks targeting Kurdistan Region’s oil sector, calls on Baghdad to prevent further attacks

Statement issued by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Republic of Turkey, the Republic of Iraq, the Sultanate of Oman, the State of Qatar, the State of Kuwait, the Lebanese Republic, and the Arab Republic of Egypt regarding developments in Syria: Support for Syria's security, unity, stability, and sovereignty, and rejection of all foreign interference in its affairs. Welcoming the agreement reached to end the crisis in As-Suwayda Governorate

The Iraqi Federal Council of Ministers, in an extraordinary session today, approved the draft agreement between Erbil and Baghdad, which aims to resolve the disputes between the two governments and allow for the disbursement of salaries to the Kurdistan Region’s civil servants

Drone Attack Targets Tawke Oilfield in Iraq's Kurdistan

A suspected drone attack targets an oil field in Duhok province’s Shekhan district - Rudaw reporter

Another drone has targeted a US operated oil field in Shekhan, southeast of Duhok

Iraqi PM orders immediate probe into "criminal acts" targeting two oil fields in Kurdistan Region, calling them a "direct threat" to national interests and an "assault" on stability - Statement

Autonomous Region of Kurdistan - Hawler (Erbil): 2 explosions caused by drones reported at the Khormala gas field which belongs to the Khormala power plant

Iraq’s Interior Minister Abdul Amir Al-Shammari met with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran

Yesterday, a 42-year-old resident was killed during the protest over electricity on Monday night near the Hamilton road in the Warte sub-district of Rawanduz in the Kurdistan Region - Rudaw

PKK militants burn their weapons in a symbolic ceremony on Friday in Iraq’s Suleymaniyah, vowing to complete the disarmament process as agreed with Turkey

Statement of the "Peace and Democratic Society Group" that laid down its weapons today in Sulaymaniyah Governorate: nn We came here today based on the call made by our leader Abdullah Öcalan. As an expression of our goodwill and firm resolve, we are destroying our weapons of our own free will, and in the presence of all of you, We are fully hopeful that this step of ours will bring goodness, peace, and freedom to our people and to all the peoples of Turkey and the Middle East. We are aware and feel the validity, necessity, and importance of this historic step that we are taking.

PKK announces voluntary disarmament. In a historic shift, the Party says; it will lay down arms and pursue its struggle through legal and democratic means

Civil Defense controls a fire that broke out in the bales market in the city of Kadhimiya.

An investigative committee sent by Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani arrived Monday in Kirkuk’s Prde (Altun Kupri) subdistrict to probe recent protests led by supporters of the Iraqi Turkmen Front over a Kurdish administrative appointment

Barzani accuses Baghdad of treating the Kurdistan Region in an "unconstitutional, unfair, and discriminatory" manner.

Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister: The dispute with Baghdad is purely political, not technical or administrative.

Turkey says four more soldiers died from methane gas exposure in the Kurdistan Region, bringing the death toll to 12 - Statement

The Turkish Ministry of Defense announced the deaths of five of its soldiers due to "methane inhalation" during a search and combing operation in a cave in the Kurdistan Region.

Pentagon proposal includes "adding 55 additional RAID towers to monitor and secure the western desert and border with Syria, where ISIS can easily transit through to its safe havens in Iraq, further enhancing border security against ISIS"

KRG's interior ministry blames the Popular Mobilization Forces for the recent drone attacks in Erbil, accusing the group of attempting to destabilize the Kurdistan Region. It urges Baghdad to prevent further attacks and take legal action against those responsible

In Iraq, US forces in Ein al-Assad airbase in west Anbar Province go to high state of alert. This comes after drone attack on Hariir base in Erbil which hosts 100s of US troops. There were no injuries in the Hariir attack, and air defenses downed the drone

Protests by Turkmens continue for representation in state institutions in Kirkuk's Altunköprü district

According to information from the Kurdistan Counter-Terrorism Directorate, on the evening of Thursday, July 3, 2025, at 21:58, a bomb-laden drone crashed near Erbil International Airport. Fortunately, no casualties or material damage were reported

Explosion near the International Airport in Erbil, Iraq. Sirens are sounding at the U.S. Consulate in Erbil

A security source told Sabereen: "A small drone crashed near the Badr neighborhood adjacent to Kirkuk Airport, without causing any human or material losses. The relevant investigative agencies and authorities immediately cordoned off the scene and began investigating."

According to several eyewitnesses speaking to Rudaw, an unidentified object — possibly a drone or a missile — has crashed in the vicinity of Erbil International Airport

Confirmed Drone attack on Kirkuk international airport in Iraq (Kurdistan)

Turkish President Erdogan has agreed to release 420 cubic meters per second of water to Iraq — State TV

Turkish Intelligence Chief İbrahim Kalin has arrived in Erbil and is expected to hold meetings with President Barzani and other senior officials of the Kurdistan Region