Terrorism

U.S. airstrike struck a location in Iraq linked to Iran-backed militias, resulting in the deaths of several individuals associated with these armed groups.

major drone attack targeted a foreign-linked oil facility in Erbil, in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region. The site, operated in partnership with a British company, was struck by multiple drones, triggering large explosions and fires that caused significant damage to infrastructure.

Drone strike targeted the residence of Nechirvan Barzani, the President of the autonomous Kurdistan Region in Iraq.

Several Gulf countries issued a joint warning about Iran-backed militias operating from Iraqi territory, stating that these groups are now a major threat to regional security

Iraq has received custody of 2,250 Islamic State (ISIS) members from Syria, a development that security analysts say highlights the continuing terror threat facing the country and the deep vulnerabilities of its security apparatus more than a decade after ISIS’s territorial defeat.

A terrifying scene unfolded yesterday in western Iraq’s Al‑Qaim district when a suspected Islamic State (IS) operative detonated an explosive belt during a security raid, injuring two members of the Iraqi security forces as they attempted to arrest him.