2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (379+ words) "Spread across Iraq, Lebanon, the United Arab Emirates, and Turkey, today’s targets underscore the global reach of the Iranian regime’s illicit networks and the serious threat posed by the terrorist proxy organizations that operate on its behalf," the US Treasury…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (596+ words) ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq – Qais al-Khazali, leader of the pro-Iran Asaib Ahl al-Haq (AAH), on Thursday acknowledged that the Kurdistan Region’s Peshmerga are a constitutionally recognized institution within the Iraqi state, but claimed that the forces must be brought…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (467+ words) PM Masrour Barzani "reiterated the Kurdistan Region’s appreciation for the support and assistance provided by the United Kingdom and Coalition forces." ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq – Kurdistan Region’s top leaders received a high-level British military delegation in Erbil on Thursday,…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (298+ words) “I don’t think the Iraqi government has a good plan for what comes next,” said Muhanad Seloom, a Doha-based scholar of intelligence and national security. “I think it is symbolically very important and significant,” Seloom said of the withdrawal, noting…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (400+ words) “I hope the Development Road Project will become an active, visible and fully implemented project with all its components as soon as possible,” said Turkish parliament speaker Numan Kurtulmus. ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq – Iraqi parliament speaker Haibat al-Halbousi and…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1282+ words) ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq – With a September 30 deadline approaching for Iranian-backed Iraqi factions to hand over their weapons, high-profile voices in the political sphere mulling delays and a redefinition of the process are raising concerns among Iraqi lawmakers that…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (285+ words) ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq - Iraq has set three years to modernize its air defenses, as the US-led global coalition's mission nears its end and the country faces repeated drone and missile strikes amid the regional conflict, officials said Monday....

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (272+ words) ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq – A refugee camp belonging to the Iranian Kurdish opposition group Komala of the Toilers of Kurdistan (Zahmatkeshan) was targeted by three drones in Sulaimani province early Monday, causing no casualties, the party said. The attack…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (208+ words) ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq – Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein on Monday arrived in Cairo ahead of his participation in the 166th session of the Council of the Arab League, coming as the US-Iran conflict has spilled over into several Middle…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (291+ words) ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq – Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi and Nouri al-Maliki, head of the State of Law Coalition, on Saturday stressed the importance of supporting the government’s efforts to combat corruption and implement economic and administrative reforms, Zaidi’s…...