Sources: Iraqi News
The Bahraini military reports that 74 Iranian missiles and 117 hostile drones have been intercepted and destroyed. A missile hit an oil refinery, causing a fire. 2026-03-5
British prime minister Keir Starmer says he has approved the deployment of Royal Navy warship HMS "Dragon" to the island of Cyprus to protect the British Overseas Territory of Akrotiri and Dhekelia from further Iranian attacks. 2026-03-3
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces the country's military will seize large areas of land in the Gaza Strip and establish a new occupation zone called the Morag Corridor, potentially stretching from Rafah to Khan Younis. 2025-04-2
U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz says that the U.S. wants the "full dismantlement" of Iran's nuclear program and that "all options are on the table". 2025-03-23
Three missiles land near an oil refinery in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan. Two American security personnel are injured. 2022-04-6
A shooting in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, leaves two dead, including a Turkish diplomat. 2019-07-17
The result of a non-binding independence referendum by Iraqi Kurdistan will to be announced within 72 hours. The vote is widely expected to be in favor of independence. 2017-09-26
Voters in Iraqi Kurdistan head to the polls for a referendum on independence from Iraq. 2017-09-25
According to the United States Department of Defense, ISIL fighters killed a Navy SEAL near Erbil. The sailor was assisting Kurdish Peshmerga forces in repelling an attack on the area. The SEAL was later identified as Arizona native Charles Keating IV, the son of Charles Keating III, and the grandson of the convicted noted late financier Charles Keating Jr., who was embroiled in the 1980s savings and loan scandal. 2016-05-3