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תומכי המשטר האיראני שורפים את דגל ישראל וארצות הברית לאחר ההודעה על הפסקת האש

Welcome to the age of the 'Iran Wars'

Analysis: Temporary ceasefire with Iran risks repeating a cycle of escalation and truce, as fighting continues across multiple fronts and core disputes — including sanctions and uranium enrichment — remain unresolved

Lior Ben Ari | 04.08.26

שלי קיטלסון, העיתונאית האמריקנית שנחטפה בבגדד

Kidnapped American journalist Shelly Kittleson freed in Iraq, Rubio says

US Secretary of state says Kittleson has been released about a week after she was abducted in Baghdad, as US officials work to secure her departure from Iraq

Lior Ben Ari, Reuters | 04.08.26

A message to Trump? Iran-backed militia says it will release kidnapped US journalist Shelly Kittleson

Kataib Hezbollah announces release more than a week after abduction in Baghdad, tells journalist to leave Iraq immediately; move comes as Trump ultimatum on Iran nears expiration, raising questions about possible signal to Washington

Lior Ben Ari | 04.07.26

נג'ף עיראק עיראק אל-חשד א-שעבי PMF מיליציות שיעיות הגיוס העממי

Iraqi PMF presence in Iran raises alarm over crackdown, potential US ground war

PMF units reportedly entered Iran last January and assisted the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in the massacre of civilians

Omid Habibinia/The Media Line | 04.05.26

American journalist Shelly Kittleson abducted in Baghdad, one suspect detained

Kittleson, a US freelance reporter covering the Middle East, was seized in central Baghdad; Iraqi forces launched a manhunt, detained one suspect and are working to locate her amid renewed concerns over kidnappings’

Lior Ben Ari | 03.31.26

המיליצית הפרו-איראנית תוקפת את בסיס ויקטוריה האמריקני בבגדד

7 dead in Iraq strike on Iran-backed militias; watch drone footage of attack on US site

Most casualties in attack near Anbar province military medical facility described as 'military personnel' by local media; pro-Iran militia posts clip purporting to show drone attacks on US facility at Baghdad airport

Lior Ben Ari | 03.25.26

Dangerous game: Haredi Israeli risks life traveling through Iraq during war, aims for Iran next

Jerusalem tourism consultant Benny Waxler visits Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Hezbollah strongholds, hiding his Jewish identity while seeking lost heritage sites and navigating constant risk of exposure

Assaf Kamar | 03.25.26

גדודי חיזבאללה, מיליציה פרו איראנית בעיראק

Militia leader tied to Elizabeth Tsurkov’s captivity killed in Iraq

Abu Ali al-Askari, a senior commander in the Iran-backed Hezbollah Brigades in Iraq, was reportedly killed in an airstrike; former captive Elizabeth Tsurkov said he was personally involved in holding her captive and spreading false claims about her

Lior Ben Ari | 03.16.26

US refueling aircraft crashes in western Iraq

CENTCOM said crash occurred in friendly airspace and involved another KC-135 aircraft that landed safely; six service members were aboard the aircraft that went down, and rescue efforts are underway

Reuters | 03.13.26

Drone hits major US diplomatic facility in Iraq, no injuries reported

Individuals at the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center, next to the Baghdad airport, were ordered to 'duck and cover'; attack was likely carried out by the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella group of Iran-backed armed factions.

Reuters | 03.11.26

Drone strikes spread across the Gulf and Iraq as regional tensions escalate

Drone attacks hit Kuwait’s airport fuel tanks, Riyadh’s diplomatic quarter and multiple targets in Iraq’s Kurdish region, killing at least two people and injuring others, as regional violence linked to Iran-backed militias intensifies

AP | 03.08.26

כורדים מפגינים בעיר ארביל ב כורדיסטן העיראקית עיראק בצל הקרבות ב סוריה בין כוחות א-שרע לכוחות הכורדיים מה- SDF

Israel strikes western Iran to provide air support to Kurdish militias ahead of possible incursion, report says

Sources tell Reuters Israel targeted areas in western Iran to support Iranian Kurdish militias based in Iraqi Kurdistan that may attempt to seize border towns; the groups are estimated to have fewer than 8,000 fighters armed mainly with light weapons

News Agencies | 03.07.26

Report: Israel backing Kurdish plan to seize border areas in Iran

Thousands of fighters are gathering on the Iraqi side of the border and preparing to launch an offensive within a week, sources say

Reuters | 03.06.26

‘Prepared for 47 years’: Kurdish groups in Iraq plan to attack Iran, seek US support

Iranian Kurdish opposition groups in Iraq say they plan to enter Iran but not soon, calling for US and Israeli strikes to weaken the regime first

ynet | 03.06.26

IDF strike hits Hezbollah stronghold in Beirut as Iran denies Kurdish incursion reports

Israeli strike reported in Beirut’s Dahieh district as Iranian outlet Tasnim denies claims armed Kurdish militants crossed from Iraq; Kurdish officials and the White House also reject reports of a ground assault inside Iran during the fifth day of the war

ynet | 03.05.26