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CONFLICT18h agoIran targets Kurdish opposition groups in Iraq with new round of drone attacksLong War Journal
WORLD1d agoFlorence Aubenas: from hostage in Iraq to investigating an unsolved crime that shocked FranceEn El desconocido de correos, la periodista reconstruye el homicidio de Catherine Burgod ocurrido en 2008 en una pequeña oficina postal de un pueblo francés.Clarín
WORLD1d ago‘Our children lost years with their dad’: Engineer Robert Pether home after detention in Iraq for five yearsIrish resident had been under travel ban in Baghdad after being let out of prison a year agoIrish Times World
WORLD1d agoRobert Pether: Australian held in Iraq for five years over contract dispute is finally releasedPether’s wife says she is ‘hugely relieved’ after months of ‘absolute nightmare’The Independent World
CONFLICT1d agoTerrorist group PKK evacuates Northern Iraq campsTurkish security sources said on Monday that the terrorist group PKK evacuated four “areas of accommodation” in Metina, a region in the northern Iraq, as a process for full disarma...dailysabah · turkey
WORLD2d agoRobert Pether returning to Ireland after being held in Iraq for five yearsThe wife of Mr Pether, Desree who is on her way to Dublin Airport, said her husband is “very emotional”irishexaminer · ireland
POLITICS2d agoEngineer Robert Pether heading home to Ireland after being detained in Iraq for five yearsIrish resident had been under travel ban in Baghdad after being let out of prison a year agoIrish Times World
CYBER5d agoWhy has Iraq decided to ban online map service Waze?Iraq plans to ban Waze, citing Israeli origins, and suggests alternatives like Google Maps or local app in development.Al Jazeera [en]
CONFLICT5d agoUS leaves Iraq: 'Shock and awe' curdles into 'Aw, shucks'The Bunker appears originally at the Project on Government Oversight and is republished here with permission.The U.S. ended its military campaign in Iraq on September 30, as the final American combat troops based there left the country. Their departure ended 23 years of fitful fighting. They found no weapons of mass destruction, which was the battering ram President George W. Bush and his combative coterie used to scaremonger the U.S to invade in 2003. We captured Saddam Hussein, and the Iraqis hanged him in 2006. We toppled his Ba’athist regime, only to see it replaced with a government that Responsible Statecraft
POLITICS5d agoWhy has Iraq devalued its currency, and why are some MPs against it?MPs oppose dinar devaluation, citing increased living costs and financial strain on Iraq’s most vulnerable populations.Al Jazeera [en]
MILITARY6d agoUS wraps up military mission in Iraq, giving Baghdad room to strengthen China tiesThe US has ended its military mission in Iraq, a move analysts said could give Baghdad more room for diversified partnerships and indirectly benefit China’s energy and commercial interests. But they cautioned that the shift was unlikely to create a power vacuum for Beijing to fill, with China lacking both the ambition and capacity to take on the US security role. The United States formally ended its Operation Inherent Resolve mission in Iraq on September 30, completing a withdrawal agreed on in...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 6US flag trampling, militia disarmament dispute mark Iraq’s post-US withdrawal eraIraq is grappling with controversy over the role of Iran-backed militias following the departure of US forces, including an incident in which Popular Mobilization Forces members were photographed driving over an American flag. Prime Minister Ali al Zaidi is pushing to bring militia weapons under state control by June 2027, with several factions reportedly agreeing to disarm while others continue to resist. The post US flag trampling, militia disarmament dispute mark Iraq’s post-US withdrawal era appeared first on FDD's Long War Journal.Long War Journal
CONFLICTOct 5ISIS suspects face 'outsourced' justice in Iraq as HRW warns of 'collective global detention crisis'Erin Ogunkeye is pleased to welcome Letta Tayler, Senior Counterterrorism Advisor at Human Rights Watch. She warns of the detention of suspected Islamic State members transferred from northeast Syria to Iraq as part of a much wider "global detention crisis". The men and boys now held in Iraq are living in 'dire' conditions, including deaths from illness, allegations of torture, and serious questions surrounding access to effective legal representation. Can accountability be achieved through legal proceedings that respect the rule of law and provide genuine justice to both detainees and victimsFrance 24 [en]
CONFLICTOct 5Iran poised to exploit security vacuum as US leaves IraqThe end of the US military mission in Iraq leaves the Kurdistan region facing a severe security vacuum. As Erbil grapples with deep internal divisions, Tehran is well positioned to make strategic gains.DW News [en]
POLITICSOct 5Survey results: How Iraqis view al-Zaidi’s government, one hundred days inMonths of political deadlock after Iraq’s November 2025 parliamentary elections ended in May 2026 when coalition talks among the Shia Coordination Framework (CF), Kurdish, and Sunni leaders led to the nomination of Ali al-Zaidi as prime minister. During the first hundred days of the al-Zaidi government, the Independent Institute for Administration and Civil Society Studies (IIACSS) […] The post Survey results: How Iraqis view al-Zaidi’s government, one hundred days in appeared first on Atlantic Council.Atlantic Council
POLITICSOct 5Survey results: How Iraqis view al-Zaidi’s government, 100 days inDuring the first hundred days of the al-Zaidi government, the Independent Institute for Administration and Civil Society Studies (IIACSS) surveyed Iraqis nationwide, and the data offer valuable insights into how Iraqis assess the new administration at this early stage. The post Survey results: How Iraqis view al-Zaidi’s government, 100 days in appeared first on Atlantic Council.Atlantic Council
MILITARYOct 5Can Kurds in Iraq unite as US troops withdraw from the country?On September 21, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq officially announced the completion of the long-delayed unification and reorganization of its Peshmerga paramilitary forces under the Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs (MoPA). The Peshmerga are Kurdish armed forces, with roots going back to Kurdish guerrillas who fought as a more or less united front against successive Iraqi governments for most of the 20th century. After the 2003 invasion, though, they never came together as one Kurdish national army. Instead, they split into two separate party forces, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and the KuResponsible Statecraft
POLITICSOct 4Iran airlines resume flights to Iraqi holy city after US exemptionThe Iraqi government said it had secured an agreement with the US allowing Iranian airlines, except Mahan Air, to operate 40 daily flights to and from Najaf.hindustantimes · india
POLITICSOct 4Iraq detains those involved in outrage against US flag at militia paradeIraqi authorities arrested those responsible for dishonoring the American flag during a parade in Baghdad on Sovereignty Day. The act, which generated international controversy, occurred at a ceremony for Iraqi militias after the withdrawal of anti-jihadist forces.Clarín
POLITICSOct 3Iraq Wins U.S. Permission to Resume Iran Flights, Prime Minister SaysFlights between the neighboring countries had been halted after broad U.S. penalties on Iran’s aviation industry.NYT World
WORLDOct 3Makers of "Atonement" discuss their new film about a Marine and the first Iraq WarA new film, "Atonement," is based on the true story of a U.S. Marine who served in the first Iraq War. In the early days of the war he mistakenly fired on a family driving through a chaotic Baghdad intersection. Shots were being fired in many directions, but the Marine gunfire killed three civilians. The movie chronicles the Marine's long-simmering guilt and trauma and an elongated effort to reach out to the surviving family members in an attempt to find some manner of reconciliation. Reed Van Dyk, the film's producer and director, Dexter Filkins, who wrote the New Yorker story the fCBS News
POLITICSOct 2Iraq grants Iranian airlines 40 daily Najaf flights after US exemptionMahan Air is excluded from the agreement as Baghdad says Washington granted its request for a waiver.Al Jazeera [en]
WORLDOct 2Iraq says 40 daily Iranian flights cleared to fly to and from Najaf - ReutersIraq says 40 daily Iranian flights cleared to fly to and from Najaf ReutersReuters World
MILITARYOct 2Iraq celebrates departure of international coalition and last US troopsBaghdad declared October 1 a day of celebration, ending 23 years of American military presence since the March 2003 invasion. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump hailed a 'victory' for both countries.Le Monde [en]
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