Iraq
Iraq’s prime minister meets new anti-ISIS mission commander
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani meets with Brig.-Gen. Kevin J. Lambert, the new commander of the anti-ISIS mission in Iraq.
Rubio presses Iraq to act on energy infrastructure attacks, warns against PMC law
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As drone attacks target northern Iraq's Kurds, West urges Baghdad to act - analysis
Iraq works to rein in culprits after sequence of drone attacks on energy and oil sites - analysis
The Iraqis claimed they had ”launched a wide-scale search operation” in response to these attacks.
Unidentified drone kills PKK member, injures another near Iraq's Sulaymaniyah, sources say
Drone attacks in Iraq have become more frequent in recent months, though this is the first attack near Sulaymaniyah in months, sources said.
Trial begins for parents accused of attempted honor killing outside Washington school
Prosecutors alleged the parents attempted to honor kill their daughter outside a Washington school after she refused to travel to Iraq for a forced marriage to an older man.
Drone attack targets Tawke oilfield in Iraq's Kurdistan
A drone attack targeted an oilfield in Iraqi Kurdistan this Thursday, in what represents a big hit that lowers oil output between 140,000 and 150,000 barrels per day.
Fire at mall in Iraq leaves at least 60 dead, officials say
The cause of the fire was not immediately known, but the governor said initial results from an investigation would be announced within 48 hours, INA reported.
Drone strikes shut oilfields in Iraq's Kurdistan, cut output by up to 150,000 bpd
Several oilfields halted operations due to significant infrastructure damage, the Kurdistan region's Natural Resources Ministry said.
US Embassy condemns drone attacks on Iraq's oil fields
The drone attacks have been a continued source of concern for Erbil and the Kurdistan regional authorities, who govern the Kurdish autonomous region in northern Iraq.
Two drones fell in Khurmala oilfield in Iraqi Kurdistan, counterterrorism service says
Khurmala oilfield is located near the Iraqi Kurdish city of Erbil.
For Iraq's Kurdistan area, Kurdish-Turkey deal provides hope for new era in region - analysis
The decision by the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to lay down its arms and apparently disband has reverberated across the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq.
Iraqi PM says Israel 'violated' airspace, insists even Iranian opposition supports regime
While condemning the war, al-Sudani asserted that the “deep-rooted regime” had many supporters and would not collapse quickly.
PKK disarmament opens new page for Turkey, President Erdogan says
Erdogan said the recent steps to disarm have united Turkey, and now the parliament will help facilitate the disarmament process.
