Iraq, Kurdistan and drones
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The Kurdistan Region of Iraq will not get involved in the Iran war or any wider military escalation that could endanger its population, President Nechirvan Barzani said on Thursday as hostilities
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraq may resume exporting oil from the Kirkuk fields through the Kurdistan Region to Turkey’s Ceyhan port as early as next week, a senior Iraqi government source said on Wednesday,
An attack killed a French soldier in Erbil in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday. Macron added that several other soldiers had been wounded in the
Fears are gripping Iraq's region of Kurdistan that has seen an uptick in attacks amid Iran's escalating conflict with the United States and Israel. The air defences in the territory on Saturday shot
Smoke rises from the site of a drone crash on the outskirts of Erbil, Iraq, March 12, 2026. KHALID AL-MOUSILY / REUTERS An attack killed a French soldier in Erbil in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday, March 13.
At a military camp in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, a commander tells NPR his armed opposition group is waiting for a chance to go into Iran.
Masoud Barzani says KRG will do 'everything within our power' to stay away from war, calls for peaceful solutions as region faces 'complex and sensitive circumstances' - Anadolu Ajansı
Kurdish Iranian dissident groups based in northern Iraq are preparing for a potential cross-border military operation in Iran, and the U.S. has asked Iraqi Kurds to support them, Kurdish officials have told The Associated Press.
The frequency of attacks by Iran-backed groups is extremely high - residents in Erbil hear booms almost hourly,' said Iraq political analyst Lawk Ghafuri.
Iraq’s oil ministry said Wednesday an agreement has been reached to resume exporting Kirkuk oil through the Kurdistan Region’s pipeline to Turkey’s Ceyhan port at up to 600,000 barrels per day, as Baghdad seeks alternative export routes amid continued disruption of shipping through the Strait
Iraq’s Kurdish leadership rejects involvement in the Iran war, complicating potential US-Israeli efforts to open a northern front.