23 Октомври 2026
Large fire erupts at oil refinery in Al-Hasakah governorate, Syria.
Approximately 642 displaced families from camps in the countryside of Hasakah, northeastern Syria, are preparing to return to their home areas in SereKaniye (Ras al-Ain).
Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces launched drone and artillery attacks near the Gavileh village in Marivan, northwestern Iran, according to the Kurdistan Human Rights Network.
Drones target Iranian Kurdish opposition bases in Erbil, northern Iraq
Drones target Iranian Kurdish opposition bases in Erbil, northern Iraq
Russia has ruled out extraditing former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who was sentenced to death in absentia by a Syrian court in August for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Georgy Borisenko said Moscow's decision to grant Assad asylum is final.
Turkish officer killed in Kurdistan region of Iraq in shooting incident.
Turkish officer killed in Kurdistan region of Iraq in shooting incident.
Syrian Presidential Advisor @MazloumAbdi: we are entering a new agreement. We need to struggle for the constitution. Syrian Presidential Advisor @MazloumAbdi: we did not compromise on language. We insisted on language aspect to be included in the agreement. We agreed on this to be solved
Syrian Presidential Advisor @MazloumAbdi: we are entering a new agreement. We need to struggle for the constitution. Syrian Presidential Advisor @MazloumAbdi: we did not compromise on language. We insisted on language aspect to be included in the agreement. We agreed on this to be solved
Syrian Presidential Advisor @MazloumAbdi: it's nine months that the implementation of the agreement started. A great part of the integration is passed already Syrian Presidential Advisor : if you want to build a new Syria, you have to integrate these institutions (military, administrative) x.com/vvanwilgenburg
Syrian Presidential Advisor @MazloumAbdi: it's nine months that the implementation of the agreement started. A great part of the integration is passed already Syrian Presidential Advisor : if you want to build a new Syria, you have to integrate these institutions (military, administrative) x.com/vvanwilgenburg
Around 380 displaced families return to their home areas in SereKaniye (Ras al-Ain) countryside, northeastern Syria, as part of the fifth phase of a return program
Around 380 displaced families return to their home areas in SereKaniye (Ras al-Ain) countryside, northeastern Syria, as part of the fifth phase of a return program
Tensions between Kurdish protesters and government forces in Hasakah
Footage captured the moment a bomb-laden drone crashes into (what appears to be) civilian populated areas in Topzawa, south of Erbil
Footage captured the moment a bomb-laden drone crashes into (what appears to be) civilian populated areas in Topzawa, south of Erbil
Drones raid targeted offices of Iranian Kurdish opposition parties in Erbil
Drones raid targeted offices of Iranian Kurdish opposition parties in Erbil
In Iraqi Kurdistan, the Asayish say they have arrested 22 members of ISIS sleeper cells in various locations. These cells were planning to recruit new members & plant roadside bombs. They were members of the 5th ISIS Battalion of Kurdistan
Armed clashes in Kalar district, Sulaymaniyah province, northern Iraq; several people injured, initial reports.
Residents of the al-Nashwa district in Al-Hasakah raise flags belonging to the SDF-affiliated group
CENTCOM officially ends Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq, last US forces and equipment departed Erbil Air Base today. CENTCOM commander: Iraqi security forces now possess the capacity to unilaterally manage threats to their homeland. US forces remain ready to respond to any ISIS threats that arise
CENTCOM officially ends Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq, last US forces and equipment departed Erbil Air Base today. CENTCOM commander: Iraqi security forces now possess the capacity to unilaterally manage threats to their homeland. US forces "remain ready to respond to any ISIS threats that arise"
President of the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq: Iraqi and Peshmerga forces are prepared to counter any threat.
Reuters: Iranian flights to Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports suspended from today.
Iraqi government: Turkish forces to hand over Bechiqa-Zlekan camp to the Iraqi government gradually, according to an agreed mechanism.
Iraqi Ground Forces Commander: The overall commander has tasked the Chief of Staff of the Army, Major General Abdul Amir Yarallah, with managing the Sinjar file and enforcing complete security sovereignty, and any non-Iraqi armed group must leave Sinjar, and their presence cannot be tolerated.
Kurdistan: A fire broke out in the Qaysari bazaar near Erbil's citadel, civil defense teams responding to the fire - AVA
Reuters: Air defenses down interceptor near Erbil airport in Iraqi Kurdistan
Reuters: Air defenses down interceptor near Erbil airport in Iraqi Kurdistan
Qamishli International Airport in northeastern Syria is expected to reopen within a month after security arrangements are completed. The airport could handle 5–7 daily domestic and international flights
Doctors protesting in government hospitals in Qamishli and Hasakah, demanding delayed salaries
Doctors protesting in government hospitals in Qamishli and Hasakah, demanding delayed salaries
Kurdistan Region of Iraq faces energy crisis; Emirati gas company, Dana Gas, reduces exports, informing electricity sector partners that Dana Gas has reduced gas exports to power plants, resulting in a 1000 megawatt drop in electricity production.
Human Rights Watch reports that the KDP camp in Zargwezala, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, was targeted by a drone attack in the early hours of Wednesday. Iranian media also report recent attacks on positions of Kurdish groups opposed to the Islamic Republic in Iraq. There is no information available on casualties
Drones attack Iranian Kurdish separatist positions in Sulaymaniyah, northern Iraq.
Protests and road closures in several towns in the countryside of Al-Hasakah in protest against rising fuel prices.
Clashes between armed groups continue in central Erbil, amid ongoing security concerns.
Clashes between armed groups continue in central Erbil, amid ongoing security concerns.
A drone struck a refugee camp belonging to an Iranian Kurdish opposition group in Sulaymaniyah in Iraq's Kurdistan Region, at about 4:40 a.m. on Monday, Kurdistan-based website Rudaw reported. The attack reportedly caused material damage but no casualties