Iraq

Iraq's Khor Mor gas field hit less than day after reportedly referenced by Kataib Hezbollah

Kataib Hezbollah has targeted facilities in Iraq in the past and has also targeted Saudi Arabia and killed three Americans in Jordan in January 2024.

FILE PHOTO: The Khor Mor gas field after a rocket attack near Chamchamal, in Sulaymaniyah province, Iraq, November 27, 2025.
Fighters lift flags of Iraq and paramilitary groups, including al-Nujaba and Kataib Hezbollah, during a funeral in Baghdad for five militants killed a day earlier in a US strike in northern Iraq, on December 4, 2023.

Iran-backed Iraqi militias may lash out amid increased pressure from US - analysis

A flag of the Islamic State (IS) is seen on the other side of a bridge at the frontline of fighting between Kurdish Peshmerga fighters and Islamist militants in Rashad, on the road between Kirkuk and Tikrit, on September 11, 2014.

Turkey is supporting Iraqi attempts to combat ISIS threats to Kirkuk, other regions

Fighters with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) line up to put their weapons into a pit during a ceremony in Sulaimaniyah, in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region.

Political division, crisis in Kurdistan region of Iraq could provide Iran with opening


Sharaa secretly building up Syrian military, raising red flags in Israeli security community

Instead of investing in infrastructure, rebuilding the country, or improving the welfare of civilians who suffered through 15 years of war, the extremist regime is focusing on an arms buildup.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa speaks during the opening ceremony of the Damascus International Fair in Damascus, Syria, August 26, 2026.

Trump says coming to big decision on whether to 'annihilate' Iran as regime shoots down US drones

Trump reportedly to meet Gulf leaders for Iran war talks next week • Trump says Iran “really wants” an agreement • Drone strikes Kurdish group opposed to IRGC in Iraq

Interception recorded in northern Israel.

Israeli-Canadian Benjamin Hassin freed after 11 years in Iraqi prison

Israeli-Canadian Benjamin Hassin, now in his early 30s, was released from prison in Sulaymaniyah on Wednesday.

A man drives a Careem taxi car in Mosul, Iraq.

Iran-linked drone attacks target Kurdish opposition groups in northern Iraq

A Kurdish Iranian opposition group said Iran targeted its headquarters in northern Iraq, the latest in a series of attacks on anti-Tehran factions.

Iranian Kurdish fighters from the Kurdistan Freedom Party, known as PAK take part in a training session at a base on the outskirts of Erbil, Iraq February 12, 2026.

Israel unlikely to improve Saudi ties despite Houthi threat, expert tells 'Post' - interview

“If there was a new governing coalition that seemed more committed to discretion, then perhaps there would be an opening for greater cooperation,” Dr. Brandon Friedman suggested.

Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman looks on during a meeting with US President Donald Trump (not pictured) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on November 18, 2025; illustrative

Yazidi fighters disarm in Iraq's Sinjar after a decade of division - what comes next? - analysis

Baghdad’s push to bring armed groups under state control is gaining traction with the YBS, unlike with Iraq’s more powerful, Iranian-backed militias.

An abandoned improvised mortar system is seen on the side of a road in Sinjar, Iraq, with a Kurdish flag flying in the background, January 26, 2016

Sweeping strikes under the rug: Will Iraq face consequences for Saudi pipeline attack? - analysis

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al Zaidi doesn’t seem very focused on consequences for the militias that potentially have caused a huge economic headache for the world.

A satellite image shows the Saudi Arabia East-West pipeline, located across the Arabian Peninsula, after a strike that hit it on September 11, 2026, in Saudi Arabia, September 13, 2026.

Saudi pipeline attack exposes growing power of Iran-backed militias - analysis

Iraq’s confirmation that an attack on Saudi energy infrastructure originated from its territory has raised new questions over the power of Iran-backed militias.

Members of the Iraqi armed group Kataib Hezbollah attend the funeral of their members, who were killed in an airstrike that targeted a Hashd al‑Shaabi headquarters near the western al‑Qaim district on the Syrian border, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Baghdad, Iraq, March 2, 2026.

Iraqi military commander dismissed following drone attack on Saudi Arabia originating from Iraq

Later on Saturday, Iraq ordered the closure of the Shalamcheh border crossing between Iraq and Iran as a precautionary measure after the drone attacks, two security sources told Reuters.

Iraqi Prime Minister and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi chairs the Ministerial Council for National Security for an emergency meeting, to discuss the latest security developments and the attack carried out by the US and Saudi air forces, Baghdad, Iraq, July 29, 2026.

Rosh Hashanah 2026: Captive on the carousel of time - opinion

The past cannot be changed, but Rosh Hashanah reminds us that we possess the consciousness and choice to shape what comes next.

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