Iraq

May- 2025 -

15 May

Syrian Kurdish YPJ fighters, March 2015.

Turkey Says to Continue Anti-PKK Operations Until ‘Region Cleared’

Turkey's military will continue acting against PKK militants in regions where they are present until it is "certain" the threat is removed.

2 May

Air

Juster Domingo

Iraq Receives Two Airbus H225M Multi-Role Helicopters

Iraq has received two H225M Caracal medium-lift helicopters from Airbus as part of a 14-helicopter deal signed last year.

Apr- 2025 -

25 April

Asia Pacific

Joe Saballa

S.Korea Eyes Bigger Arms Deal With Iraq Including Choppers, Jets, Air Defense

South Korea is looking to expand its defense footprint in the Middle East, pitching a broader package of military hardware to Iraq.

Mar- 2025 -

15 March

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

Iraq Says Kills Senior Islamic State Group Leader

Iraqi security forces have killed a senior Islamic State group leader responsible for foreign operations

7 March

Politics

Syrian Kurds demonstrate against Turkey's offensive on PKK areas in northern Iraq in Qamishli, Syria.

Staff Writer With AFP

Turkey Presses PKK to Disarm ‘Immediately’

Turkey insisted the PKK and all groups allied with it must disarm and disband "immediately," a week after a historic ceasefire.

1 March

Middle East

PKK fighters in northern Iraq near the Turkish border

Staff Writer With AFP

PKK Declares Ceasefire With Turkey After 40 Years of Armed Struggle

Outlawed Kurdish militants on Saturday declared a ceasefire with Turkey following a landmark call by jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan asking the group to disband and end more than four decades of armed struggle.

Feb- 2025 -

28 February

Middle East

Poster of Abdullah Ocalan, the founder of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Qamishli, Syria

Staff Writer With AFP

In Major Shift, Ocalan Calls for PKK to Drop Weapons, Disband

An emotional crowd broke into applause, while others wept in the main city of Turkey's Kurdish-majority southeast Thursday as jailed PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan urged his militant group to dissolve and his fighters to lay down their weapons.

Jan- 2025 -

25 January

Middle East

A member of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) carries an automatic rifle on a road in the Qandil Mountains, the PKK headquarters in northern Iraq, 2018

Staff Writer With AFP

Iraq Ministry Says Two Border Guards Killed by PKK Fire

A shooting which officials blamed on the Kurdistan Workers' Party killed two Iraqi border guards on Friday near the Turkish boundary in Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, Iraq's interior ministry said.

3 January

Middle East

Protected Mobility Vehicles line up for a range practice at the Taji Military Complex, Iraq. *** Local Caption *** The Task Group Taji Quick Reaction Force are responsible for base defence at the Taji Military Complex, Iraq and conduct routine patrols. They also provide security overwatch for coalition forces as they train the Iraqi Security Forces to combat Daesh. Task Group Taji is a part of Australia and New Zealands contribution to the US-led Operation Inherent Resolves Building Partner Capacity mission. The ADF effort is part of Operation OKRA and the NZDF effort is part of Operation MANAWA. Task Group Taji has trained more than 46,000 members of the Iraqi Security Forces and law enforcement agency personnel since 2015.

Rojoef Manuel

Australia Ends Middle East Presence Against Islamic State

Australia’s remaining military personnel under an international coalition in Iraq and Syria have returned home, officially ending the country’s posture against the Islamic State in the region.

Dec- 2024 -

28 December

Politics