Iraq considers next move after intercepting ‘world’s largest’ ransom for kidnapped Qataris – The Independent
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Iraq considers next move after intercepting 'world's largest' ransom for kidnapped Qataris - The Independent
- Exiled Iranian Kurds in Iraq say they will return only if Iran's theocracy falls - PBS - March 22nd, 2026 [March 22nd, 2026]
- Nato relocates personnel from Iraq mission to Europe amid conflict in Middle East as it happened - The Guardian - March 22nd, 2026 [March 22nd, 2026]
- Kurds in northern Iraq celebrate the new year festival of Nowruz, in photos - AP News - March 22nd, 2026 [March 22nd, 2026]
- Irans proxy militias in Iraq blast open a new front in war against US - The Jerusalem Post - March 22nd, 2026 [March 22nd, 2026]
- From the archives: Airmen at Bashur Airfield, Iraq - Stars and Stripes - March 22nd, 2026 [March 22nd, 2026]
- A Look Back at the U.S.-led Invasion of Iraq, 23 Years On - PBS - March 22nd, 2026 [March 22nd, 2026]
- NATO says it is 'adjusting' mission in Iraq after report of withdrawal of personnel - Reuters - March 22nd, 2026 [March 22nd, 2026]
- Iraq declares force majeure on foreign-operated oil fields over Hormuz disruption, sources say - Middle East Eye - March 22nd, 2026 [March 22nd, 2026]
- Fire reported after attack near US military base in northern Iraq - Anadolu Ajans - March 22nd, 2026 [March 22nd, 2026]
- Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah says it will temporarily suspend attacks on US embassy with conditions - Reuters - March 22nd, 2026 [March 22nd, 2026]
- Father of 3 deployed less than week among 6 airmen killed in plane crash in Iraq - NBC 6 South Florida - March 22nd, 2026 [March 22nd, 2026]
- Iraq Unable to Control Armed Militias, Kurdish Official Warns, Citing Hundreds of Attacks - Kurdistan24 - March 22nd, 2026 [March 22nd, 2026]
- Dollar steady in Iraq as Eid holiday halts trading - - March 22nd, 2026 [March 22nd, 2026]
- Iraq says investigations ongoing over attacks on diplomatic missions - thenewregion.com - March 22nd, 2026 [March 22nd, 2026]
- Trumps Iran War Already Costs More Than Bushs Iraq Opening - Newsweek - March 22nd, 2026 [March 22nd, 2026]
- Pentagon targets Iran-linked militias in Iraq as Hegseth vows 'we will finish this' for fallen US troops - Fox News - March 22nd, 2026 [March 22nd, 2026]
- Exiled Iranian Kurds in Iraq say they will return only if Irans theocracy falls - Los Angeles Times - March 22nd, 2026 [March 22nd, 2026]
- From the archives: Day 1 of the Iraq War - CBS News - March 22nd, 2026 [March 22nd, 2026]
- Post-Saddam Iraq at 23: The War It Never Wanted Is Back - Modern Diplomacy - March 22nd, 2026 [March 22nd, 2026]
- Kurds in northern Iraq celebrate the new year festival of Nowruz, in photos - Union-Bulletin - March 22nd, 2026 [March 22nd, 2026]
- On World Water Day 2026, know about the Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran and their aqua-centric faith - Down To Earth - March 22nd, 2026 [March 22nd, 2026]
- Iranian Kurdish fighters find themselves in the middle of U.S.-Iran war as they wait in Iraq - CBC - March 22nd, 2026 [March 22nd, 2026]
- Iranian Kurds long for home as they mark Nowruz in Iraq - AL-Monitor - March 22nd, 2026 [March 22nd, 2026]
- The 200 Spanish soldiers who remained in Iraq have been successfully evacuated - thediplomatinspain.com - March 22nd, 2026 [March 22nd, 2026]
- Exiled Iranian Kurds in Iraq say they will return only if Irans theocracy falls - AP News - March 22nd, 2026 [March 22nd, 2026]
- Same Lies, New War: Trump and the Iraq Playbook - Reason Magazine - March 22nd, 2026 [March 22nd, 2026]
- Pilot Honors Three Ohio Air National Guardsmen Killed in Refueling Tanker Crash in Iraq - The Weekly Times - March 22nd, 2026 [March 22nd, 2026]
- French jihadist sentenced to life in jail over IS group genocide of Iraq's Yazidis - France 24 - March 22nd, 2026 [March 22nd, 2026]
- Iraq Was the Warm-Up: Iran Is the Trap - RealClearDefense - March 22nd, 2026 [March 22nd, 2026]
- U.S. Embassy in Baghdad Targeted as Iraq Gets Drawn Deeper Into Regional War - The New York Times - March 9th, 2026 [March 9th, 2026]
- Beware the similarities between the wars in Iraq and Trumps Iran war - The Seattle Times - March 9th, 2026 [March 9th, 2026]
- From Iraq to Iran: How Congress Handed Over War Powers to the Presidency - Military.com - March 9th, 2026 [March 9th, 2026]
- The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad was targeted in a rocket attack over the weekend as Iraq found itself being drawn deeper into the war engulfing... - March 9th, 2026 [March 9th, 2026]
- Iraq coach Graham Arnold urges FIFA to delay his team's World Cup playoff because of the Iran war - NBC 6 South Florida - March 9th, 2026 [March 9th, 2026]
- Action on Another Front: Strikes on Pro-Tehran Militias in Iraq - Foundation for Defense of Democracies - March 9th, 2026 [March 9th, 2026]
- Oil and gas production shutdowns in Iraq and Kuwait widen the Iran war's impact on energy prices - Fortune - March 9th, 2026 [March 9th, 2026]
- Opinion | Trumps Iran War and the Shadow of Iraq - The New York Times - March 9th, 2026 [March 9th, 2026]
- Iraq coach Graham Arnold urges FIFA to delay his team's World Cup playoff because of the Iran war - Temple Daily Telegram - March 9th, 2026 [March 9th, 2026]
- Iraqi Foreign Minister Warns Iraq Will Not Allow Its Territory to Become Battleground for International Conflicts - Kurdistan24 - March 9th, 2026 [March 9th, 2026]
- Iraq and Bahrain reaffirm strategic solidarity amid regional aggression - Iraqi News - March 9th, 2026 [March 9th, 2026]
- Drone strikes spread across the Gulf and Iraq as regional tensions escalate - ynetnews - March 9th, 2026 [March 9th, 2026]
- Iraq manager urges Fifa to delay his teams World Cup play-off due to Iran-US war - The Independent - March 9th, 2026 [March 9th, 2026]
- US base in Baghdad targeted by drone as tensions escalate in Iraq - Iraqi News - March 9th, 2026 [March 9th, 2026]
- United Nations in Iraq Clarifies None of Its Offices Were Involved or Affected by Recent Sulaimani Security Incidents - Kurdistan24 - March 9th, 2026 [March 9th, 2026]
- Iraq begs FIFA for help as Iran war threatens to ruin country's first World Cup visit in 40 years - MSN - March 9th, 2026 [March 9th, 2026]
- Iraq coach Graham Arnold urges FIFA to delay his team's World Cup playoff because of the Iran war - The Derrick - March 9th, 2026 [March 9th, 2026]
- Heavy explosions reported in Erbil in northern Iraq near airport amid regional tensions - Anadolu Ajans - March 9th, 2026 [March 9th, 2026]
- Iraq coach Graham Arnold urges FIFA to delay his team's World Cup playoff because of the Iran war - Leader-Telegram - March 9th, 2026 [March 9th, 2026]
- Iraq coach Graham Arnold urges FIFA to delay his team's World Cup playoff because of the Iran war - The Independent - March 9th, 2026 [March 9th, 2026]
- Iran spent years fostering proxies in Iraq. Now, many arent eager to join the war - Reuters - March 7th, 2026 [March 7th, 2026]
- Iran proxies wage war on Israel, threaten US interests as Iraq slammed for not disarming them - Fox News - March 7th, 2026 [March 7th, 2026]
- Kurdish Iranian dissidents in Iraq deny attack plans but say they would join a US invasion of Iran - AP News - March 7th, 2026 [March 7th, 2026]
- How the Iran war compares to the US's 2003 invasion of Iraq - DW.com - March 7th, 2026 [March 7th, 2026]
- US issues warning over Iran-aligned militias in Iraq amid efforts to help stranded citizens - Reuters - March 7th, 2026 [March 7th, 2026]
- Iran targets Kurdish groups in Iraq, begins wave of attacks on Israel - Al Jazeera - March 7th, 2026 [March 7th, 2026]
- Trump, forever wars and Iraq syndrome | Byron York - Santa Maria Times - March 7th, 2026 [March 7th, 2026]
- How lessons from Iraq are shaping Starmers Iran response - The Conversation - March 7th, 2026 [March 7th, 2026]
- Crude tanker reports suspected hull breach after blast near Iraq port - Reuters - March 7th, 2026 [March 7th, 2026]
- Iraq Says it is Directly Affected by the War: We are Under Attack from Both Sides - Asharq Al-awsat - English - March 7th, 2026 [March 7th, 2026]
- After Iraq, Kuwait and UAE may be next to cut oil output on Iran crisis, analysts say - Reuters - March 7th, 2026 [March 7th, 2026]
- They fought in Iraq. Now theyre the Democrats loudest voices against the war in Iran. - CNN - March 7th, 2026 [March 7th, 2026]
- First Thing: airstrikes hit Iran-Iraq border as US and Israeli plans to mobilise Kurds gathers pace - The Guardian - March 7th, 2026 [March 7th, 2026]
- Iran says it hit Kurdish forces in Iraq, as some groups plan to join fight against Tehran - The Times of Israel - March 7th, 2026 [March 7th, 2026]
- Trump, forever wars and Iraq Syndrome - Clinton Daily News | - March 7th, 2026 [March 7th, 2026]
- Iraq, Kurds say country not a launchpad against neighbors - The Times of Israel - March 7th, 2026 [March 7th, 2026]
- Iran proxies wage war on Israel, threaten US interests as Iraq slammed for not disarming them - AOL.com - March 7th, 2026 [March 7th, 2026]
- Trudy Rubin: Beware the similarities between the wars in Iraq and Trumps Iran war - Pioneer Press - March 7th, 2026 [March 7th, 2026]
- Strikes hit Iranian Kurdish militants in Iraq, attack ongoing exiled group - The Times of Israel - March 7th, 2026 [March 7th, 2026]
- Stray drone crashes near Basra International Airport in Iraq - Trkiye Today - March 7th, 2026 [March 7th, 2026]
- Macron express support for Iraq in call with PM - breakingthenews.net - March 7th, 2026 [March 7th, 2026]
- Kurdish Iranian dissidents in Iraq deny attack plans but say they would join a US invasion of Iran - The Independent - March 7th, 2026 [March 7th, 2026]
- Hormuz shutdown could force Iraq, Kuwait to curb oil output within days, JP Morgan says - Reuters - March 4th, 2026 [March 4th, 2026]
- Utter Disaster for All Involved: Is Trumps War on Iran Repeating Bushs Forever War in Iraq? - Democracy Now! - March 4th, 2026 [March 4th, 2026]
- Iraq hit with total electricity blackout, ministry says - The Times of Israel - March 4th, 2026 [March 4th, 2026]
- Iraq, caught in the middle, braces for Iran war impact - dw.com - March 4th, 2026 [March 4th, 2026]
- US embassy tells Americans to leave Iraq now - The Times of Israel - March 4th, 2026 [March 4th, 2026]
- Opinion: Why even Iraq war hawks should oppose this war - The Globe and Mail - March 4th, 2026 [March 4th, 2026]
- Iraq plunged into nationwide blackout as US tells citizens to leave immediately - Trkiye Today - March 4th, 2026 [March 4th, 2026]
- Iraq: Ensure accountability for killing of womens rights activist Yanar Mohammed - Amnesty International - March 4th, 2026 [March 4th, 2026]
- The U.S. Campaign in Iran Ignores the Lessons of the Iraq War - Council on Foreign Relations - March 4th, 2026 [March 4th, 2026]