Tuesday, 10 March, 2026 , 07:59 AFP — Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio Tuesday that Iraq should not be used as a launch pad for attacks in the Middle East war.

Tuesday, 10 March, 2026 , 07:47 AFP — Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio Tuesday that Iraq should not be used as a launch pad for attacks in the Middle East war.

Tuesday, 10 March, 2026 , 07:25 AFP — Here are the latest events in the Middle East war:

Tuesday, 10 March, 2026 , 07:01 AFP — Four fighters from the Tehran-backed Kataeb Imam Ali group were killed on Tuesday in air strikes blamed on the US in northern Iraq, the armed faction announced.

Tuesday, 10 March, 2026 , 06:43 AFP — Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Tuesday they targeted a US base in Iraq's Kurdistan region as the war with the United States and Israel continues.

Monday, 9 March, 2026 , 22:55 AFP — Since the US and Israel unleashed strikes on Iran on February 28, war has spread across the region and casualties have been reported in countries across the Middle East.

Monday, 9 March, 2026 , 22:26 AFP — The United Arab Emirates said early Tuesday that its consulate general in Iraqi Kurdistan was targeted in a drone attack, leaving damage but no casualties.

Monday, 9 March, 2026 , 21:48 AFP — Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday urged Iraq's leadership to keep protecting the US embassy after violent protests over the US-Israeli attack on neighboring Iran.

Monday, 9 March, 2026 , 19:16 AFP — Since the US and Israel unleashed strikes on Iran on February 28, war has spread across the region and casualties have been reported in countries across the Middle East.

Monday, 9 March, 2026 , 11:34 AFP — From their hideouts in the Iraqi mountains near Iran, leftist Kurdish rebels say they are ready to fight the Islamic republic, but hope for an uprising before they intervene, with or without US support.