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Turkey warns citizens to avoid nonessential travel to Iraq


Friday, 13 March, 2026 , 21:45 AFP — Turkey on Friday advised its citizens to avoid non?essential travel to Iraq, with the country drawn into the war between Iran and the United States and Israel.

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


Friday, 13 March, 2026 , 20:00 AFP — Since the United States and Israel unleashed strikes on Iran on February 28, war has spread across the region and casualties have been reported in countries around the Middle East.

Drone strike kills French soldier in Iraqi Kurdistan


Friday, 13 March, 2026 , 19:14 AFP — A drone strike killed a French soldier in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, France's armed forces ministry said on Friday, after President Emmanuel Macron confirmed the country's first military death in the Middle East war.

War in the Middle East: latest developments


Friday, 13 March, 2026 , 18:38 AFP — Here are the latest events in the Middle East war on Friday:

CORRECTED: How is the Mideast war impacting Iraq's oil industry?


Friday, 13 March, 2026 , 18:36 AFP — Iraq's economy depends almost entirely on its crude oil sales, now seriously threatened by the Middle East war with Iran choking the crucial Strait of Hormuz.

CORRECTED: Iran drone kills French soldier in Iraqi Kurdistan


Friday, 13 March, 2026 , 18:18 AFP — An Iranian drone has killed a French soldier in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, his commanding officer said on Friday, after President Emmanuel Macron confirmed the first French military death in the Middle East war.

Iraq PM vows to prevent attacks after French soldier killed


Friday, 13 March, 2026 , 17:52 AFP — Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani vowed on Friday to prevent attacks after the killing of a French soldier in an attack in the autonomous Kurdistan region.

Killed French soldier part of Western mission fighting jihadists in Iraq


Friday, 13 March, 2026 , 17:02 AFP — A French soldier killed Thursday in Iraq by an Iranian-made drone was part of a Western military contingent deployed in the autonomous Kurdistan region to combat a potential resurgence of the jihadist Islamic State group.

Drone strike kills two Iranian opposition members in Iraq


Friday, 13 March, 2026 , 16:50 AFP — A drone strike killed two members of an Iranian Kurdish armed opposition group in northern Iraq on Friday, a senior official from the exiled party said, blaming the attack on Iran.

How Iranians are communicating through internet blackout


Friday, 13 March, 2026 , 16:32 AFP — Iran's latest internet blackout has lasted more than 14 days, connectivity monitor Netblocks said Friday.