Iraq: conflict reports
Reports from public posts in Iraq over the last 7 days, grouped into events and rated by how many independent sources carry them. Newest first, under the local date where each happened; times in UTC.
Unofficial · verify before acting2reports in the last 24 hours
56reports in 7 days
6corroborated or confirmed
A report's state says how well sourced it is, not how true: corroborated means two or more independent sources agree, and confirmed is the strongest state. How states are set.
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31 October 2026
1 report in Iraq, 0 corroborated or confirmed.
30 October 2026
1 report in Iraq, 0 corroborated or confirmed.
29 October 2026
4 reports in Iraq, 0 corroborated or confirmed.
- US military aircraft activity reported over Erbil province, Iraq, per SabereenSingle sourceErbil
- Popular Mobilization Commission denies Iranian advisers receive salaries from Iraqi governmentUnverifiedIraq
- Sinjar Resistance Units reportedly integrated into Iraqi state in state ceremonySingle sourceSinjar
- Iraqi court reportedly sentences three French nationals to life over ISIS membershipSingle sourceIraq
28 October 2026
1 report in Iraq, 0 corroborated or confirmed.
27 October 2026
9 reports in Iraq, 0 corroborated or confirmed.
- Iraq reportedly in contact with six Gulf states and Iran on a joint security meetingUnverifiedIraq
- Unidentified object resembling a drone reportedly fell near Abdul Mohsen Kadhim Square, BaghdadUnverifiedAbdul Mohsen Kadhim Square
- Unidentified drone reportedly targeted near Baghdad's Green ZoneUnverifiedGreen Zone
- Maysan provincial council chairman threatens unrest and to cut province off from rest of IraqSingle sourceMaysan Province
- Unidentified explosions reported in central BaghdadUnverifiedBaghdad
- Badr parliamentary bloc reportedly calls for reopening Chazabeh crossing in MaysanUnverifiedChazabeh border crossing
- Closure of Chazabeh crossing said to leave about 4,000 households jobless in MaysanUnverifiedChazabeh border crossing
- Israel reportedly ran mock attacks on Iran over Iraqi airspace, per a Substack articleUnverifiedIraq
- Islamic Resistance in Iraq says Baghdad yielded to US pressure on border crossingsSingle sourceIraq
26 October 2026
16 reports in Iraq, 2 corroborated or confirmed.
- Popular Mobilization Forces reportedly destroyed ISIS depot and two hideouts in AnbarUnverifiedAnbar
- Iraqi resistance says US forces keep violating Iraqi airspace from bases in JordanUnverifiedIraq
- Maysan council head threatens civil disobedience unless Al Sheeb crossing reopensSingle sourceMaysan
- Vessel reportedly burning off Iraq coast, cause not givenUnverifiedIraq coast
- Protests in Maysan, Iraq, against closure of Chazabeh and Al-Shib border crossingsUnverifiedAl-Shib border crossing
- Iraqi PM Ali al-Zaidi reportedly dismissed Hamid al-Shatri as National Intelligence Service headUnverifiedIraq
- Tanker reportedly struck and set on fire near Basra port, IraqCorroboratedPort of Basra
- Vessel reported on fire 63 nautical miles southeast of Al-Faw, Iraq, UKMTO saysSingle sourceAl-Faw
- Iraq closes Iran border crossing to upgrade security equipment, Iraqi official saysSingle sourceAl-Shib crossing
- Renewed protests reported in Baghdad on anniversary of 2019 Tishreen movementSingle sourceBaghdad
- Iraqi government orders probe into threats after Iran border crossing closedSingle sourceIraq-Iran border crossing
- Badr parliamentary bloc urges Baghdad to lift closure of Al-Shaib crossing with IranUnverifiedAl-Shaib crossing
- Iraq reportedly closes Al-Sheeb border crossing, adding to tensions with IranSingle sourceAl-Sheeb border crossing
- Unidentified strikes in Iraq reported by Ynetnews amid Israel-Iran tensionsSingle sourceIraq
- Iraqi officials' explanations for closing an Iran border crossing fail to quiet US pressureSingle sourceIran-Iraq border
- Iraqi court reportedly issues arrest warrant for Maysan provincial council headConfirmedMaysan
25 October 2026
14 reports in Iraq, 2 corroborated or confirmed.
- Tasnim reports eight US drones flew over Iraq, violating its airspaceUnverifiedIraq
- Reported 1,000 strikes on Kurdistan Region and 600 militia attacks, attackers and dates unstatedSingle sourceKurdistan Region
- Maysan provincial council gives Iraqi government one week to open Al-Shib crossingUnverifiedAl-Shib border crossing
- Iraq reportedly reinforces its borders with Jordan and SyriaSingle sourceIraq border with Jordan and Syria
- Iraq reportedly closes its border crossings with IranSingle sourceIraq-Iran border area
- Baghdad investigates suspected Israeli strikes on two weapons depots near the cityCorroboratedBaghdad area
- Islamic Resistance in Iraq says US aircraft committed 171 airspace violations over IraqSingle sourceIraq
- Islamic Resistance in Iraq says 171 airspace violations are US aggressionUnverifiedIraq
- IRGC says drone operation targeted Komala headquarters in Balisan, Iraqi KurdistanSingle sourceBalisan
- Truck owners block Ghazaliya road in Maysan over Chazabeh border closureCorroboratedGhazaliya road
- Anonymous X account reports US and Israeli air force activity across IraqUnverifiedIraq
- Unidentified fighter jets reported flying over Basra province, Iraq, per unnamed Iraqi sourcesUnverifiedBasra Province
- Israeli jets reported flying toward Iran through Iraqi airspaceSingle sourceIraq
- Iran's embassy in Iraq reportedly objects to remarks on closing Jathaba crossingUnverifiedJathaba border crossing
24 October 2026
10 reports in Iraq, 2 corroborated or confirmed.
- Reported strikes on two sites in Baghdad's Eastern Canal area; Iraqi officials suspect IsraelCorroboratedEastern Canal area
- Iraq closes Chazabeh border crossing with Iran, Tasnim reportsUnverifiedChazabeh
- Iraqi monitoring statement says US-led aircraft, including 10 MQ-9s, violated Iraqi airspaceUnverifiedIraq
- Drone attacks reported on Iranian Kurdish opposition bases near ErbilCorroboratedErbil
- Stephen Fagin reported installed as US chargé d'affaires in Baghdad, per TasnimUnverifiedBaghdad
- Iran-backed groups accuse American fighter jets of violating Iraqi airspaceSingle sourceIraq
- US Embassy in Baghdad says Iraq travel warning stays at highest levelSingle sourceIraq
- US Embassy in Baghdad reportedly urges citizens to take caution over security risksUnverifiedBaghdad
- US State Department warns of possible attacks on Americans in Iraq and urges departure plansUnverifiedIraq
- Iraqi security source reports Israeli jets and drones violated airspace over AnbarUnverifiedAnbar