Last UK and US troops leave Iraq as anti-Islamic State mission ends
The withdrawal of coalition forces, under a deal agreed two years ago, was a key demand of the Iraqi government.
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bbc.co.uk
30.09.2026
U.S. withdraws final troops from Iraq
In what Iraq calls its 'day of sovereignty', U.S. and Iraqi commanders mark the withdrawal of U.S. military forces two decades after their invasion.
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npr.org
30.09.2026
Can Iraq handle future security challenges alone?
More than two decades of US military presence in Iraq comes to an end.
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aljazeera.com
29.09.2026
Iraq: US troops withdraw from their Iraqi US-led Operation Inherent Resolve mission against ISIS after 12 years as Baghdad delays militia disarmament
As the US completes its military withdrawal from Iraq, Baghdad declares a new era of sovereignty. But as US troops leave, questions remain over militias, foreign forces and the country's future securi
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dw.com
29.09.2026
Flights between Iraq’s Najaf and Iran resumed as Tehran protests US curbs
Tehran filed a UN complaint against US sanctions forcing regional cancellations of Iran flights.
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aljazeera.com
28.09.2026
Iraq looks for oil export alternatives to the troubled Strait of Hormuz
The continued blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has forced Iraq to look for alternatives to export its oil.
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aljazeera.com
28.09.2026
Iraq seeks US exemption from ban on Iranian flights
Ali al-Zaidi government urges dialogue to de-escalate regional tensions amid US sanctions on Iranian airlines.
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aljazeera.com
26.09.2026
Iran war squeezes Iraq’s economy as oil revenues fall and prices rise
Disrupted oil exports, costlier imports, and a weaker dinar expose Iraq's economic dependence on oil, foreign goods.
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aljazeera.com
26.09.2026
Iran threatens widespread disruption as Iraq halts Iran flights
Iraq has suspended Iranian flights at all four airports where they operated
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aljazeera.com
25.09.2026
Turkish forces to withdraw from strategic military base in northern Iraq
Turkey will gradually hand over the Bashiqa-Zilkan camp, where it has had troops since 2015, to the Iraqi government.
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euronews.com
25.09.2026
Xi gifts giant pandas to U.S., continuing years of "panda diplomacy"
President Trump honored Chinese President Xi Jinping with a state dinner on Thursday. Xi announced a new gift of giant pandas, on their way to a zoo in Atlanta, part of what Xi called an "envoy of fri
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cbsnews.com
25.09.2026
Turkey will hand over key base in Iraq in a gradual troop withdrawal deal
Turkey has agreed to gradually withdraw forces from a strategic military base in northern Iraq and hand over control to the Iraqi government
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abcnews.com
24.09.2026
Turkiye agrees to gradual handover of Bashiqa base to Iraq
Iraqi Prime Minister al-Zaidi and Turkish President Erdogan pledged deeper security cooperation at UNGA.
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aljazeera.com
24.09.2026
Iraq to collect 6 million weapons despite pushback from Iran-backed militias
Baghdad recast 30 September — originally a hard deadline for armed factions to surrender an estimated 6 million weapons — as the start of the regulatory process as Kataib Hezbollah and Harakat al-Nuja
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euronews.com
22.09.2026
As the last US troops pack up in Iraq, militias signal their weapons will stay
Iraq faces two major deadlines at the end of September
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abcnews.com
15.09.2026
Iraq seizes drone-launching platform used for targeting Saudi oil pipeline
Saudi authorities trace the launch site to Maysan province in southeastern Iraq, near the Iranian border.
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aljazeera.com
13.09.2026
Iraq probes drone strikes on Saudi Arabia, shuts three crossings to Iran
PM Ali al-Zaidi dismisses commander, orders investigation into operations command in Maysan province, bordering Iran.
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aljazeera.com
12.09.2026
El oleoducto que transporta cerca del 5% del petróleo mundial y que Arabia Saudita cerró tras un ataque con drones desde Iraq
Iraq destituyó a un comandante militar y abrió una investigación sobre el ataque que provino de una zona fronteriza con Irán.
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bbc.com/mundo
12.09.2026
Iraq races to contain fallout after local Iran-backed militias accused of attacking Saudi pipeline
Iraq’s government is racing to contain the fallout after confirming that attacks on a Saudi pipeline, blamed on Iran-backed militias, came from its territory
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abcnews.com
12.09.2026
Live: Saudi Arabia oil pipeline shut down after drone attack launched from Iraq
Saudi Arabia shut down its crucial Eat-West pipeline after it was attacked on Thursday, threatening an important alternative route for crude exports from the Gulf. Iraq has chosen not to retaliate at
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france24.com
12.09.2026