Iraq, Kurdistan and drones
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A man was killed in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region late Sunday during protests against power cuts, residents and a medical source told AFP. Residents in the Rawandz region, […]
Iraq's state-run North Oil Company on Tuesday signed an initial agreement with US-based HKN Energy for the development of the Hamrin oil field in Basra province, just hours after a drone strike targeted one of HKN’s oil fields in the Kurdistan Region.
An explosion was heard near Erbil International Airport in northern Iraq, with local sources reporting the downing of a drone in the area.
ALBAWABA- A pair of explosions rocked the northern Iraqi city of Erbil late Thursday, including one near the U.S. Consulate, in what authorities suspect
We must stand united against this shared enemy [Israel], support one another, and strictly avoid division and discord,” Pezeshkian stated during a meeting in Tehran with Iraqi Interior Minister Abdul Amir al-Shammari.
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An explosive drone was shot down near Erbil airport in northern Iraq on Thursday, the Iraqi Kurdistan's counter-terrorism service said in a statement.
Iraq’s oil minister said on Saturday that Erbil is demanding more oil for domestic consumption and this is delaying the resumption of Kurdish oil exports.
The discussions covered the current political and security situation in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region, Erbil-Baghdad relations, the reform and unification process of the Peshmerga forces, and the ongoing threat posed by ISIS and extremist activity across both Iraq and Syria.