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Iraq is in the spotlight because Iran continues to pressure Iraq to expel Kurdish Iranian opposition groups. The US is pressuring Iraq to rein in Iranian-backed militias.
News Iraq » Najaf » Security: Iraqi airports halt Iranian flights after new US aviation sanctions
Baghdad, Najaf, Erbil and Sulaimaniyah airports suspend flights as US ramps up pressure on Iran’s aviation sector.
News Iraq » Najaf » Security: Iraq closes major border crossing with Iran over 'security arrangements', says official
Al Sheeb crossing is gateway for food products, construction materials and pilgrims ...
News Iraq » Najaf » Security: Iraq grants Iranian airlines 40 daily Najaf flights after US exemption
Mahan Air is excluded from the agreement as Baghdad says Washington granted its request for a waiver.
News Iraq » Najaf » Security: US leaves Iraq 23 years after fall of Saddam Hussein, stoking fear of vacuum emboldening ISIS, militias
Withdrawal fulfills 2024 agreement reached under Biden; Tehran hails departure as victory, Iraqi security officials warn ISIS could regroup without a Western military presence ...
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News Iraq » Najaf » Security: How does Iraq’s security change after US forces withdraw?
Iraq marks US troop withdrawal with 'Sovereignty Days', symbolising a shift after decades of foreign military presence.
News Iraq » Najaf » Security: Joy mixed with fear as US forces quit Iraq leaving potential security vacuum
US withdrawal tests Iraqi security capabilities US-led invasion toppled dictator but triggered years of chaos Iraqis see Iran and its proxies as the winners Pentagon says US will keep providing ...
News Iraq » Najaf » Security: Coffin of slain Iranian supreme leader arrives in Iraq's Najaf, Iraqi state TV says
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mourners gather around the casket of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 during ...
News Iraq » Najaf » Security: Pakistani pilgrims to Iran, Iraq urged to verify flights amid disruption risks
Pakistan’s Ministry of Religious Affairs has urged pilgrims travelling to Iran and Iraq to verify flight connections before departure and prepare for cancellations. Zaireen group organisers have been ...