News - IRQ
13 articles tagged IRQ, newest first
2026-09-12
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│ Drones from Iraq strike Saudi East-West │
│ Petroline; kingdom shuts pipeline │
│ feature - Reuters - wire/independent │
│ [SAU,IRQ] │
│ │
│ Drones launched from Maysan province in │
│ Iraq struck Petroline pumping stations in │
│ Riyadh and Madinah regions on Sept 11. │
│ Saudi Arabia shut the pipeline Sept 12 with │
│ no restart date, removing the bypass that │
│ had carried roughly 5M bpd while Hormuz was │
│ effectively closed. │
│ │
│ https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/glob │
│ al-rate-hike-cycle-view-central-banks-take- │
│ inflation-2026-09-18/ │
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2026-09-02
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│ US attacks kill 12 in Iran as Tehran │
│ strikes bases in Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait │
│ and Iraq │
│ feature - Helsinki Times - unknown/unknown │
│ [IRN,JOR,BHR,KWT,IRQ] │
│ │
│ Iran retaliated on Sept 2 against US-linked │
│ bases across four countries simultaneously: │
│ Camp Titin and Prince Hassan airbase in │
│ Jordan, Sheikh Isa in Bahrain, Ali al-Salem │
│ in Kuwait, and Erbil in Iraq. The │
│ single-window widening of the war to five │
│ territories is the structural fact scored │
│ here. Casualty counts on every side are │
│ contested between US, Iranian and │
│ host-government statements and are not used │
│ as levels. │
│ │
│ https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/world-int/2922 │
│ 4-us-attacks-kill-12-in-iran-as-tehran-stri │
│ kes-bases-in-jordan-bahrain-kuwait-and-iraq │
│ .html │
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2026-09-01
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│ Iraq prime minister rejects extension of │ │ Iranian-backed militia in Iraq sets │
│ international coalition presence beyond 30 │ │ conditions for disarmament │
│ September │ │ large - Long War Journal - unknown/unknown │
│ large - Middle East Monitor - │ │ [IRQ] │
│ unknown/unknown [IRQ,USA] │ │ │
│ │ │ Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada published ten │
│ PM al-Zaidi rejected any extension of the │ │ preconditions for placing its weapons under │
│ US-led coalition presence past the Sept 30 │ │ state control, including US and Turkish │
│ withdrawal deadline, calling it fixed and │ │ withdrawal and legal protections for the │
│ final. Middle East Monitor carries a known │ │ PMF. An armed group negotiating the terms │
│ editorial slant and the item is │ │ on which the state may hold a monopoly on │
│ corroborated across several outlets. Ending │ │ force is that monopoly failing. Partially │
│ the coalition mid-war removes the mechanism │ │ offset by a 15-year sentence against a │
│ through which Baghdad has balanced │ │ Kataib Hezbollah member for kidnapping │
│ Washington and Tehran. │ │ journalist Shelly Kittelson. │
│ │ │ │
│ https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260901- │ │ https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/202 │
│ iraq-prime-minister-rejects-extension-of-in │ │ 6/09/iranian-backed-militia-in-iraq-sets-co │
│ ternational-coalition-presence-beyond-30th- │ │ nditions-for-disarmament.php │
│ september │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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2026-08-18
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│ Iraq arrests senior PMF figure amid │
│ disarmament push │
│ large - The New Arab - unknown/unknown │
│ [IRQ] │
│ │
│ Iraqi CTS arrested Nujaba intelligence │
│ chief Abbas al-Yaqoubi under judicial │
│ warrant Aug 17 in connection with drone │
│ attacks on US interests; after the militia │
│ threatened to 'burn Baghdad', a Karkh court │
│ dropped the charges and he was released │
│ within about a day. The arrest shows │
│ intent, the release under threat shows the │
│ ceiling; the Sept 30 disarmament deadline │
│ is the live test. │
│ │
│ https://www.newarab.com/news/iraq-arrests-s │
│ enior-pmf-figure-amid-disarmament-push │
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2026-08-05
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│ Dana Gas resumes production at Kurdistan's │
│ Khor Mor field │
│ medium - Shafaq News - unknown/tilt [IRQ] │
│ │
│ Dana Gas began a phased restart at Khor Mor │
│ after KRG and federal security assurances, │
│ reversing the full suspension that followed │
│ the Erbil-area drone strikes; current │
│ output against the ~450-500M scf/day │
│ pre-war baseline is not yet verified. │
│ Iraq's trade score improved near -9 to -8 │
│ on the partial recovery. │
│ │
│ https://shafaq.com/en/Kurdistan/Dana-Gas-re │
│ sumes-production-at-Kurdistan-s-Khor-Mor-fi │
│ eld │
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2026-08-04
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│ Western Sources Say Six Iranian Advisers │
│ Killed in Iraq Strikes │
│ medium - Asharq Al-Awsat - unknown/tilt │
│ [IRQ,SAU,IRN,USA] │
│ │
│ The toll of the ~July 29 joint US-Saudi │
│ strikes on PMF camps in Diyala is booked as │
│ a contested 4-20 range: a US official told │
│ NYT ~20 Iranian advisers, PMF contacts said │
│ 5, Tehran confirmed 4 IRGC members, and the │
│ PMF claims 20+ of its own dead; every count │
│ originates from an interested party. Kataib │
│ Hezbollah's Aug 6 retaliation deadline │
│ passed without a realized mega-attack │
│ in-window. │
│ │
│ https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/53013 │
│ 93-western-sources-say-six-iranian-advisers │
│ -killed-iraq-strikes │
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2026-07-29
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│ US and Saudi Arabia strike Tehran-backed │
│ militia sites in eastern Iraq │
│ feature - Associated Press - │
│ wire/independent [IRQ,USA,SAU,IRN] │
│ │
│ Joint US-Saudi airstrikes hit militia │
│ logistics and weapons sites in eastern Iraq │
│ July 29, killing at least 20 fighters │
│ including 6 Iranian advisers per two Iraqi │
│ militia officials, in response to militia │
│ drone attacks on Saudi Arabia; hours │
│ earlier Iran fired ballistic missiles at │
│ Jordan-based US forces. Iraq's soil now │
│ struck by both sides: Iraq conflict held │
│ near -9; drove Saudi conflict near -6 to -7 │
│ and US conflict near -6 to -7. │
│ │
│ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0 │
│ 7/29/iran-war-us-hormuz-strait-july-29-2026 │
│ / │
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2026-07-23
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│ Pro-Iran militia drone strikes shut │
│ oilfields in Iraqi Kurdistan, cut output to │
│ 150,000 bpd │
│ large - The Arab Weekly - unknown/unknown │
│ [IRQ] │
│ │
│ Eight one-way drones targeted Erbil (~July │
│ 22) and Dana Gas became the first major │
│ energy company to suspend Kurdistan │
│ operations; militia strikes have cut KRI │
│ output to ~150,000 bpd in defiance of │
│ Baghdad. Drove Iraq trade near -8 to -9. │
│ │
│ https://thearabweekly.com/pro-iran-militias │
│ -drone-strikes-shut-oilfields-iraqi-kurdist │
│ an-cut-output-150000-bpd │
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2026-07-22
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│ Middle East shipping insurance costs rise │
│ on Hormuz risks │
│ large - S&P Global Commodity Insights - │
│ unknown/unknown [SAU,ARE,KWT,IRQ,QAT,BHR] │
│ │
│ Additional war-risk premiums for Hormuz │
│ jumped from 1-3% to 7.5-10% of hull value │
│ ($3M-$10M per $100M tanker; ~$21M on a │
│ VLCC), Gulf-to-China tanker freight hit 4x │
│ its 5-year average, and Hormuz transits │
│ collapsed to ~10 vessels a day against a │
│ 120-140 pre-war norm. The realized cost │
│ regime behind the Gulf trade scores; │
│ corroborates, holds. │
│ │
│ https://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-res │
│ earch/latest-news/shipping/072226-middle-ea │
│ st-shipping-insurance-costs-rise-on-hormuz- │
│ risks-marsh │
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2026-07-20
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│ Pentagon identifies American soldiers │
│ killed in Iranian attack in Jordan │
│ medium - Defense News - unknown/independent │
│ [USA,JOR,IRQ] │
│ │
│ The Pentagon named 1st Lt. Tyler Feehan and │
│ Pvt. Isabella Gonzales (killed at Muwaffaq │
│ Salti, Jordan) and Sgt. Michael Swinton │
│ (killed in Iraq detonating a drone); ~100 │
│ US troops injured over two weeks (96% │
│ returned to duty) surfaced only after a NYT │
│ report. US war deaths ~17. US conflict held │
│ near -6 (scored last pass). │
│ │
│ https://www.defensenews.com/flashpoints/mid │
│ dle-east/2026/07/20/pentagon-identifies-ame │
│ rican-soliders-killed-in-iranian-attack-in- │
│ jordan/ │
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2026-07-15
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│ Drone attacks target oil fields in Iraqi │
│ Kurdistan │
│ large - Shafaq News - │
│ unknown/partially-entangled [IRQ,IRN] │
│ │
│ A wave of drone attacks on Iraqi Kurdistan │
│ oil fields from July 14 (DNO's Tawke hit │
│ twice and suspended, Khurmala and Sarsang │
│ targeted) cut ~140-150k bpd; the US-led │
│ coalition intercepted militia drones over │
│ Erbil and a US soldier died detonating a │
│ downed Iranian drone. Drove Iraq conflict │
│ near -8 to -9 and held trade near -8. │
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│ https://shafaq.com/en/Kurdistan/Drone-attac │
│ k-targets-oil-fields-in-Kurdistan-s-Duhok │
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2026-07-08
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│ Iraq agrees to US demands to halt dollar │
│ flows to Iran-backed militias: Report │
│ medium - Al Arabiya - unknown/tilt │
│ [IRQ,USA] │
│ │
│ Per WSJ (July 8), Iraq agreed to │
│ US-demanded controls on dollar flows to │
│ Iran-aligned militias in exchange for │
│ restored dollar shipments; PM al-Zaidi set │
│ a Sept 30 militia-disarmament deadline that │
│ the Islamic Resistance publicly refused. │
│ Iraq conflict held near -8 │
│ (internal-security tension) and │
│ monetary_independence held at -4 (liquidity │
│ positive). │
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│ https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-e │
│ ast/2026/07/08/iraq-agrees-to-us-demands-to │
│ -halt-dollar-flows-to-iranbacked-militias-r │
│ eport │
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