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
2 week agoReuters: 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
3 week agoDoctors 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.
1 month agoClashes 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
1 month agoKurdish forces (SDF) have handed over some heavy weapons it has obtained the fall of Assad regime to the Syrian government forces. The weapons include 2K12 Kub defense system, ZSU-23-4 Shilka and at least one Tochka ballistic missile launcher
1 month agoTurkey has removed Mazloum Abdi from its terrorist list, called the Red List, per Turkish media reports. Abdi is now an advisor to Syrian President Sharaa
1 month agoA large fire broke out inside the Khabat power plant in Erbil province, northern Iraq.
Senator Ted Cruz urges President Trump to arm Iranian protesters and the Kurds
Mayadin: The installation of the second mobile bridge has begun in Deir ez-Zor, with the support of the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK), to strengthen civilian transportation and logistics.
The security advisor to the Iraqi Prime Minister: The presence of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) forces on Iraqi soil is illegal, and we are working with the Turkish side to resolve the problem. The Peshmerga's weapons are within the constitution, and disarming them is for everything that is outside the constitution.
A spokesperson for the Ministry of Oil stated that oil exports from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq to the Turkish port of Ceyhan amount to approximately 150,000 barrels in 24 hours.
Syrian sources: A bomb exploded in front of the Palace of Justice building in the city of Hasakah, injuring a number of people, according to initial reports.
Syrian official says SDF leaders, including Mazloum Abdi and Ilham Ahmad, will hold state positions, while Kurdish language will enter Syria's curriculum
Mazloum Abdi, commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces: We announce the end of the Syrian Democratic Forces' mission and its dissolution as an independent military force.
1 month agoInternal Security Forces: The arrest of Hamza Abdullah Muhammad, nicknamed "Abu Jihad al-Muhajir," classified as one of the prominent military leaders in the Islamic State, was carried out in a well-executed security operation in the countryside of Manbij, Aleppo Governorate. He held the position of General Military Commander for the Levant Province within the organization and previously served as the organization's former Deputy General Military Commander. He also held responsibility for the "Idlib Province."
Head of the Iraqi Security Media Committee: Investigations are ongoing to determine the launch site of the drones towards Erbil.
Iraqi media: 5 powerful explosions resulting from drone attacks in Erbil
Erbil Airport has been closed due to a drone attack
1 month agoA hotel in Erbil, northern Iraq, was targeted.
1 month agoA violent attack by suicide drones targets Kurdish militia positions in Erbil.
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YemenHouthi-held Hodeidah airport, telecommunication networks on Mount Bard in Kusmah district, Raymah governorate and in Bani Matar in Sana'a were targeted by airstrikes. Photo from Hodeidah airport
