Saturday, 28 March, 2026 , 08:05 AFP — An explosion was heard on Saturday morning near the international airport of Erbil, a city in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, an AFP journalist reported and a witness said they saw smoke.

Friday, 27 March, 2026 , 19:07 AFP — Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war:

Friday, 27 March, 2026 , 17:31 AFP — Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war:

Friday, 27 March, 2026 , 15:17 AFP — Turkish officials have blocked the X account of an AFP correspondent based in the mainly Kurdish southeast of the country, AFP correspondents noted Friday.

Friday, 27 March, 2026 , 15:11 AFP — A senior Iraqi Kurdistan official told AFP the United States was not arming Iranian Kurdish opposition groups exiled in the autonomous region, reiterating his government opposed the groups' involvement in the Middle East war.

Friday, 27 March, 2026 , 14:47 AFP — Iraqi Kurdistan has asked federal authorities in Baghdad to stop daily drone attacks by pro-Iran armed groups on the autonomous region, a senior Kurdish official told AFP.

Friday, 27 March, 2026 , 14:42 AFP — A senior Iraqi Kurdistan official said the United States is not arming Iranian Kurdish opposition groups exiled in his autonomous region, reiterating his government opposes any involvement by these groups in the Middle East war.

Friday, 27 March, 2026 , 14:37 AFP — Turkish officials have blocked the X account of an AFP correspondent based in the mainly Kurdish southeast of the country, AFP correspondents noted Friday.

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