Iraqi soldier wounded, PMF member killed in strike near Syria border

The US has previously blamed Baghdad for failing to keep conventional army personnel away from Popular Mobilization Forces bases being targeted in the ongoing US-Israeli war with Iran.

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Search for missing US pilot continues after Iran downs two warplanes

The US has lost at least seven military aircraft during the war on Iran, CNN reported Saturday, including four F-15s, a KC-135 tanker, an E-3 Sentry, and an A-10 attack aircraft.

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GeoSpace Ep. 25 with Shivan Fazil: Kurdistan under attack and the Iraqi militia dilemma

In the latest episode of The New Region's GeoSpace podcast, Mohammed A. Salih hosted Shivan Fazil, an expert on Iraq and Kurdish affairs, to discuss the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran, attacks on the Kurdistan Region, and the nexus of pro-Iran militias that complicate the Iraqi internal environment.

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Audacity without architecture: The Iran war and why Kurdistan chose differently

As the Middle East grapples with the spillover effects of the US-Israeli war with Iran, this piece explores the paucity of strategic logic underpinning the offensive and why Kurdish leaders were rightfully hesitant at throwing their weight behind it.

Mohammedali Yaseen Taha

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Iraq distances itself from ‘entities’ participating in regional war

"The Iraqi government affirms that some entities or individuals may attempt, contrary to the state's directives, to take unilateral actions or exploit their positions or official capacities to carry out actions that do not represent official policy," said the Iraqi foreign ministry.

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Erbil hit by over 500 attacks since war began: Governor 

Erbil has borne the brunt of attacks by Iran and pro-Iran factions in the Kurdistan Region, incurring substantially more strikes than Sulaimani, Duhok, and Halabja.

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IRGC vows to continue fighting until US ‘humiliation’

“In continuation of the powerful and unimaginable blows and slaps you have received so far, await our more crushing, more extensive, and more devastating actions,” Ebrahim Zolfaghari, spokesperson for the IRGC’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, said in an address published by state broadcaster IRIB. 

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US warns of pro-Iran militia attacks in Baghdad

“Iraqi terrorist militia groups aligned with Iran may intend to conduct attacks in central Baghdad in the next 24-48 hours,” the embassy said in a statement.

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Trump condemns attack on Kurdistan Region President's residence, vows support

US Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack "conveyed a message from President Donald Trump in which he strongly condemned the attacks on the Kurdistan Region and the drone strike on the residence of President Nechirvan Barzani in Duhok," read a statement from the Kurdistan Region Presidency.

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