Strikes near ISIS prison in Baghdad raise security concerns

The sites impacted in the attack included the Al-Karkh Central Prison in Baghdad, where 5,700 ISIS prisoners were recently transferred from Syria

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If Baghdad fails to halt groups attacking Kurdistan ‘we will deal with them ourselves’: PUK leader

"‎‏We have submitted the names of certain individuals and parties to Baghdad who are carrying out attacks against the Kurdistan Region. We await Baghdad to take serious steps toward implementing the necessary measures," said Bafel Talabani.

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Pro-Iran groups target Kurdistan Region in drone attacks

An attempted drone attack on the Peshmerga's Unit 70 base was routed after the unmanned aerial vehicle was shot down.

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KRG says oil production halted at Sarsang field following drone strikes

The Kurdistan Regional Government said that an "outlaw group in Iraq launched a terrorist attack on the HKN oil field in the Sarsang area," resulting in production being halted.

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GeoSpace Ep. 23 with Lawk Ghafuri: Kurdistan under attack: Iran-backed militias and regional conflict

n the latest episode of The New Region's GeoSpace podcast, Mohammed A. Salih hosted Lawk Ghafuri, a political analyst specializing in Iraqi affairs, discussing the unprecedented wave of attacks on the Kurdistan Region following the US-Israel military campaign against Iran, the involvement of Iran-backed militias, and the prospective roles played by Kurds in the ongoing conflict.

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Pro-Iran group claims attacks on Erbil

"Our valiant mujahideen launched an attack today with a swarm of drones on American bases in Erbil," the group said in a statement.

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Pro-Iran militia attacks US military base in Erbil

"In support of the Islamic Republic of Iran against the Zionist-American aggression, and in affirmation of our defense of Iraq's sovereignty, our valiant mujahedin carried out a qualitative operation today ... with a squadron of drones targeting American bases in Erbil," said Saraya Awliya al-Dam.

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Kataib Hezbollah warns KRG not to cooperate with ‘hostile forces’ amid Iran tensions

"Amid American threats and military build-up indicating a dangerous escalation in the region, it is necessary ... to prepare for a potentially long war of attrition," the militia said in a statement.

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Pro-Iran Iraqi umbrella group threatens action over US ‘occupation’

"Washington continues to interfere in Iraq’s internal affairs. It even determines which political figures are permitted to assume government positions while excluding others," read the Iraqi Resistance Coordination Committee statement.

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