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.
Iran-backed Iraqi militias may lash out amid increased pressure from US - analysis
Turkey is supporting Iraqi attempts to combat ISIS threats to Kirkuk, other regions
Political division, crisis in Kurdistan region of Iraq could provide Iran with opening
Syria’s oil corridor plans take shape as Trump looks beyond Hormuz - analysis
Syria is positioning itself as a potential energy corridor to the Mediterranean, with new deals involving gas fields and growing cooperation between international energy firms and Iraq’s oil sector.
Iranian-backed militia Badr admits it killed, wounded thousands of protesters in Iraq in 2019
A video of Hadi al-Amiri saying "the resistance stood bravely in the face of (the October fitna, as it was dubbed) and preserved the state and political system,” began circulating.
Iranian attacks on Iraqi Kurdistan aim to transform Iraq into buffer zone, spread war - analysis
Iran’s attacks seek to strike an area of Iraq that the regime assumes is not well protected, in a push to move fighting outside Iran and avoid insurrections inside.
Iraqi militias raise new conditions for disarmament, Iraq takes 'wait-and-see' approach - analysis
If the groups refuse to disarm, Iraq will take a wait-and-see approach, with many saying that they already gave up weapons to the PMF, while also being part of these forces.
Attacks on Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq as Iran launches retaliatory strikes against US bases
Explosions heard in Eilat as sirens sound in southern Jordan following Iranian attacks. Iranian military spokesperson Ebrahim Zolfaghari stated that Iran “will no longer exercise restraint."
US diplomatic reshuffle in Iraq comes at critical moment for Baghdad and Washington - analysis
US Chargé d’Affaires Joshua Harris is ending his posting in Baghdad as Washington prepares for a diplomatic transition amid the planned US troop withdrawal from Iraq and ongoing tensions.
Kurds in Syria, Iraq fight against 'Arabization' with language, but might need to push harder
Both in Syria and Iraq, there are rising reports of pushes for Arabic to become a main language and demographic changes in Kurdish areas, with officials needing to tackle these issues.
Iraq sentences militia member for kidnapping American journalist, in rare move against Iran proxies
“Iraq's Central Criminal Court has sentenced Amir Rahim Jabar Lazim to 15 years in prison under the Anti-Terrorism Law," read the announcement shared by the victim, journalist Shelly Kittelson.
EASA narrows warning to airlines over flying in Persian Gulf airspace amid renewed US-Iran strikes
EASA also extended its recommendations that airlines not operate in the airspace of Iran, Iraq and Lebanon until the end of September.
Iraq considers currency overhaul to expose looted funds
"The decision will be made in the coming period, and it is hoped that the procedures will begin during 2027," a source in the Iraqi Prime Ministry.
