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Syria takes over northeast base after anti-IS coalition pullout


Saturday, 14 March, 2026 , 12:09 AFP — Syria said Saturday that its army had taken control of a military base in the country's northeast after forces from a US-led international coalition against the Islamic State group withdrew.

War in the Middle East: latest developments


Saturday, 14 March, 2026 , 10:13 AFP — Here are the latest events in the Middle East war:

Macron thanks Iraqi PM for 'measures' to safeguard French forces


Saturday, 14 March, 2026 , 09:49 AFP — President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday said he had expressed gratitude to the Iraqi prime minister for taking measures to protect French forces, after a drone strike killed a French soldier in Iraq's Kurdistan region.

Macron thanks Iraqi PM for 'measures' to safeguard French forces


Saturday, 14 March, 2026 , 09:34 AFP — President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday said he had expressed gratitude to the Iraqi prime minister to taking measures to protect French forces, after a drone strike killed a French soldier in Iraq's Kurdistan region.

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.