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The US has pledged to withdraw its military forces from Iraq by September of this year
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US redeploys forces in Erbil ahead of Iraq withdrawal

US forces shift troops and air defences around Erbil as Washington prepares to complete its Iraq withdrawal amid renewed regional tensions.

The New Arab Staff
03 August, 2026
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Strikes blamed on Tehran kill Iranian Kurdish rebels in Iraq

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
17 July, 2026
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Shelly Kittleson kidnapping prompts journalists to leave Iraq

The New Arab Staff
12 April, 2026
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Counting the cost of the Iran war in Iraqi Kurdistan

Winthrop Rodgers
08 April, 2026
Fire breaks out near Erbil International Airport in Erbil on March 1, 2026
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Blasts heard near Erbil airport in Iraqi Kurdistan

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 April, 2026
Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani has claimed his residence has been targeted by militias in recent weeks
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Drone attacks hit Iraqi Kurdistan amid Iran war

The New Arab Staff
29 March, 2026
Iraqi soldiers guard the entrance to Fallujah Hospital the day after the victims of an airstrike on the healthcare center at the Habbaniyah military base
Iraq
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US and Iraq to 'intensify cooperation' against attacks

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 March, 2026
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US-Israel war on Iran
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Iraqi militia says will stop US embassy attacks under conditions

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 March, 2026
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Civilians wounded as drones hit Iraqi Kurdistan region

Dana Taib Menmy
15 March, 2026
Syrian Democratic Union Party's Salih Muslim delivers a speech on the Kobani attacks of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
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Veteran Syrian Kurdish leader Salih Muslim dies aged 75

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 March, 2026
Explosion reported near U.S. Consulate and airport area in Erbil
US-Israel war on Iran
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Drones downed in Iraq's Erbil, explosion reported near airport

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 March, 2026
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US-Israel war on Iran
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Erbil amid the crossfire of the US-Israel war on Iran

Dana Taib Menmy
02 March, 2026
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Erbil
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With NRT channel shut, Iraqi Kurdistan's press crackdown worsens

Dana Taib Menmy
05 February, 2026
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Iraq
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Unrest in Iraqi Kurdistan's Erbil begins to ease

Dana Taib Menmy
03 December, 2025
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Iraq
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US to open largest Middle East diplomatic facility in Erbil

Dana Taib Menmy
26 November, 2025
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Iraq
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Russia denies recruiting Iraqis to fight in war with Ukraine

Dana Taib Menmy
14 November, 2025
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Erbil drone attacks continue as probe team reports to PM Sudani

Dana Taib Menmy
29 July, 2025
Iraqi Kurdish carrier "Zagrosjet"
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Drone downed near Iraq airport hosting US troops: Kurd forces

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 July, 2025
The model of an aeroplane of Iraqi Kurdish carrier "Zagrosjet" decorates the centre of a roundabout near Arbil's International airport in the capital of Iraq's autonomous northern Kurdish region on April 15, 2021. (Photo by SAFIN HAMID/AFP via Getty)
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MENA
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Drone shot down near Iraqi airport hosting US troops

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 July, 2025
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Iraq water scarcity
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Erbil struggles with water shortages ahead of scorching summer

Winthrop Rodgers

Winthrop Rodgers

29 April, 2025
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Iraqi Kurdistan
MENA
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KRG security forces clash with teachers demanding salaries

Dana Taib Menmy
09 February, 2025