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Syrian army says base targeted by missiles from Iraq


Monday, 23 March, 2026 , 21:10 AFP Syria's army said on Monday that one of its bases in the northeast was targeted by a missile attack from neighbouring Iraq, while an Iraqi official said a local armed group was behind the attack.

CORRECTED: Iraqi PM confirms anti-jihadist coalition's withdrawal plans


Monday, 23 March, 2026 , 16:00 AFP Iraqi leader Mohammed Shia al-Sudani confirmed the timeline of the planned dismantling of a US-led international anti-jihadist coalition, in an interview with an Italian newspaper published Monday.

Iraqi PM says accelerating withdrawal of anti-jihadist coalition forces


Monday, 23 March, 2026 , 10:21 AFP Iraqi leader Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said he would accelerate the dismantling of a US-led international anti-jihadist coalition, in an interview with an Italian newspaper published Monday.

Three strikes target Iraqi pro-Iranian group


Sunday, 22 March, 2026 , 18:57 AFP Three strikes targeted an influential pro-Iranian armed group in its stronghold south of the capital late Sunday, while another targeted a US diplomatic and logistic centre at Baghdad International Airport.

War in the Middle East: casualty figures from across the region


Sunday, 22 March, 2026 , 16:00 AFP Since the United States and Israel unleashed strikes on Iran on February 28, war has spread across the Middle East, with casualties reported in countries across the region.

Overnight attacks target US centre at Baghdad airport: security officials


Sunday, 22 March, 2026 , 09:03 AFP Eight overnight attacks targeted a US diplomatic and logistics centre at Baghdad's International Airport, an Iraqi security official told AFP on Sunday.

Drone attack against Iraqi intelligence services kills one in Baghdad


Saturday, 21 March, 2026 , 20:48 AFP An Iraqi officer was killed on Saturday in a drone attack targeting an Iraqi intelligence services building in a residential Baghdad neighbourhood, the agency said, as the Middle East war reverberates across the country.

War in the Middle East: casualty figures from across the region


Saturday, 21 March, 2026 , 17:10 AFP Since the United States and Israel unleashed strikes on Iran on February 28, war has spread across the Middle East, with casualties reported in countries across the region.

Iranian Kurds long for home as they mark Nowruz in Iraq


Friday, 20 March, 2026 , 18:11 AFP In Iraq's northern Kurdistan region, women perform a traditional dance, their long dresses spinning, gold tassels and heavy necklaces catching the firelight, as smaller crowds than usual celebrate Nowruz, overshadowed by the Middle East conflict.

French jihadist jailed for life for Islamic State crimes against Yazidis


Friday, 20 March, 2026 , 16:50 AFP A French jihadist was sentenced to life in jail on Friday for involvement in Islamic State group atrocities against the Yazidi minority in Iraq and Syria, the first such case in France.