Monday, 2 March, 2026 , 14:41 AFP — Lawyers accusing an Iranian deputy minister of crimes against humanity over Tehran's crackdown on protesters in recent years slammed on Monday Switzerland's failure to arrest him while on Swiss soil.

Monday, 2 March, 2026 , 14:18 AFP — Iraq's Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said Monday that Iran continues to attack its autonomous Kurdistan region, while the other side of the conflict -- whom he did not identify -- targets the country's south.

Monday, 2 March, 2026 , 13:20 AFP — The French Embassy in Baghdad advised its nationals on Monday to leave Iraqi Kurdistan, according to a message sent to French citizens there and seen by AFP.

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Monday, 2 March, 2026 , 12:56 AFP — As drones swarmed the skies above Iraq's Erbil and air defences streaked up to shoot them down, residents watched from below, fearing the fire would soon reach them.

Monday, 2 March, 2026 , 08:10 AFP — New strikes have hit a military base in Iraq housing the Iran-backed Kataeb Hezbollah group, while in the Kurdish city of Erbil air defences intercepted drone attacks.

Monday, 2 March, 2026 , 05:31 AFP — New strikes hit an Iraqi military base housing Kataeb Hezbollah, a source from the pro-Iran armed group said on Monday.

Sunday, 1 March, 2026 , 20:04 AFP — Eight Iran-backed fighters were killed on Sunday in separate strikes in Iraq, as the region was embroiled in violence after the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran.

Sunday, 1 March, 2026 , 19:29 AFP — Six Iran-backed fighters were killed on Sunday in separate strikes in Iraq, as the region was embroiled in violence after the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran.

Sunday, 1 March, 2026 , 18:34 AFP — The killing of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the ongoing US-Israeli bombing campaign have ushered in a period of uncertainty for the country's leadership.