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01 10 - 2026

23:48

Sirwan Barzani, commander of the Peshmerga Forces’ Sixth Front. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Peshmerga Commander Warns of Air-Defense Gap, ISIS Threat After Coalition Withdrawal

23:21

Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani delivers a speech during a ceremony in Baghdad, Oct. 1, 2026. (Photo: Kurdistan Presidency))

Nechirvan Barzani: Iraq’s Sovereignty Means State Authority, Constitutional Rule

22:45

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Faleh al-Zaidi, October 1, 2026. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Iraq’s al-Zaidi Declares New Sovereignty Phase, Praises Factions Committing to Arms Control

21:50

The front facade of the US Department of the Treasury building in Washington, DC. (Photo: AP)

US Sanctions Iran’s Largest Automakers, Rail and Industrial Companies

20:44

US President Donald Trump. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Trump to Kurdistan24: US Will Never Abandon Its Allies as Forces Leave Iraq

18:44

Counter-Terrorism Service: Two Civilians Killed, One Militant Killed, Another Captured in Kirkuk Operation

17:55

Erbil Citadel and Baghdad’s Tahrir Square, with EU flag subtly visible in the background, illustrating the EU’s call for continued cooperation between Baghdad and Erbil. (Kurdistan24)

EU Exclusively Tells Kurdistan24: Baghdad-Erbil Cooperation Key to Iraq’s Stability

16:31

President Masoud Barzani, R, Khamis al-Khanjar, head of Iraq’s al-Siyada Alliance, October 1, 2026. (Photo: Barzani Headquarters)

President Barzani Meets Khamis al-Khanjar, Discusses Iraq’s Next Phase

16:07

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (R), and Metropolitan Mor Nicodemos Daoud Matti Sharaf (L). (Photo: KRG)

Prime Minister Barzani Stresses Peaceful Coexistence in Kurdistan Region

15:50

Secuirty forces in front of Embassy of Turkey in Baghdad in 2015. (Photo: Reuters)

Türkiye to Hand Over Zilkan Base to Iraq in Phased Process

14:53

Iranian lawmaker Ibrahim Rezaei. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Iranian MP Tells Kurdistan24: Khamenei Is in Good Health and Is Running the Country

14:10

Peshmerga soldiers marching in formation near the Kurdistan flag. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

US Says It Will Maintain Strong Security and Economic Partnership With Erbil

13:14

Syrian flag (R), and U.S. flag (L). (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

US Removes Syria From Arms Export Ban List, State Dept Says

12:08

Kurdistan Region's flag (L), and Germany's flag (R). (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan24 Exclusive: Troop Withdrawal doesn't Mean End of Cooperation Between Germany & Kurdistan Region

11:19

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

How Iraq Plans to Control Arms After Coalition Withdrawal

10:43

KRG Calls Coalition Mission End a 'Transition,' Not a Farewell

10:24

Former US Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Khalilzad Warns US Withdrawal Could Test Iraq As Kurdistan-US Ties Remain Strong

09:53

Two Ezidi men examining clothes and human remains scattered at a mass grave site. (Photo: Archive)

Remains Of 25 Ezidi ISIS Victims Returned To Families In Shingal

09:16

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Rubio Orders Iranian Delegation To Leave US After Talks Stall, Axios Reports

08:44

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (R), and Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi (L).(Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Ghalibaf Says Iran Holds Leverage Over Washington’s Economy

08:33

The photo shows the Mobile Cancer Screening Unit in one Erbil's health centers. (Photo: NMDC/Facebook)

Kurdistan Region Expands Breast Cancer Screening

30 09 - 2026

23:46

Iraqi Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ali Zaidi. (Photo: Iraqi PM's office)

Ali Zaidi Praises Peshmerga As Iraq Enters New Era After Coalition Withdrawal

22:56

US Special Envoy for Iraq Affairs Tom Barrack

Tom Barrack: Trump Did Not Abandon Allies With Iraq Troop Withdrawal

22:26

Kurdish Peshmerga fighters take position on the Qarachogh Mountain, near Erbil on September 30, 2026. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Zeravani Commander: Peshmerga Ready to Face Any Challenge

21:32

US President Donald Trump speaks during an event celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on Sep. 30, 2026. (AFP)

Trump Cites 4,500 US Deaths as Iraq Withdrawal Nears End

20:44

The head of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Office for International Advocacy, Dindar Zebari. (Photo: Handed to Kurdistan24)

How Does Iraq's Constitution Define Baghdad-Erbil Relations?

20:28

US President Donald Trump. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Trump Announces Last US Forces Leaving Iraq

19:47

Iraqi Parliament Deputy Speaker Farhad Atrushi. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Iraqi Parliament Deputy Speaker: Federal-Peshmerga Coordination Secures Iraq Stability

19:09

An armoured vehicle (C) patrols the interior at RAF Fairford base in Fairford, south-west England on September 28, 2026. (AFP)

UK PM Says Strong Indications Iran Involved In Airbase Incident

18:34

Jaafar al-Husseini, spokesperson for the Iraqi Resistance Front. (Photo: Archive)

Iraq Resistance Front Says It Will Not Accept Any Deadline To Surrender Weapons

18:00

Coalition commander Rear Admiral Liam M. Hulin. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Coalition Commander: No Justification Remains For Weapons Outside State Control

16:56

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Zaidi. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Ali Al-Zaidi: End Of Coalition Mission Does Not Mean End Of Terrorism Fight

15:55

UK: Coalition Mission in Iraq Concludes After Peshmerga, Iraqi Forces Defeat Daesh

14:55

Iraqi Forces (L) Passing by Peshmarga Forces in the front lines (Archive)

560-Kilometer Security Vacuum Between Peshmerga And Iraqi Army Becomes ISIS Sanctuary

13:18

An airplane of airline flydubai lands at Israel's Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv on November 26, 2020. (AFP)

Updated: Flydubai Flight Diverted After Pilot Fight, Possible Suicide Attempt Reported

13:01

President Masoud Barzani Standing Among Dozens of Peshmarga Members (Kurdistan 24)

President Barzani: The Peshmerga Will Remain As Long As Kurdistan Exists

12:34

The Photo shows Peshamrga Forces are on Guard, with a CENTCOM Seal (R) (Kurdistan 24).

CENTCOM Completes Departure From Erbil Air Base, Hands Iraq's Security To Iraqi Forces

12:23

Prominent Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Muqtada al-Sadr Declares Iraq ‘Independent’ as US-Led Coalition Mission Ends

11:48

A Member of Peshmarga Forces is Salute Prime Minister Barzani (Kurdistan 24)

Masrour Barzani Thanks Coalition On Behalf Of Kurdistan's People As Peshmerga Stands Ready For Any Threat

11:32

Iraqi Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ali Faleh al-Zaidi. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Iraq PM on Coalition Mission: ‘The Mission Has Ended With Victory, Responsibility Now Rests With Us’

11:30

Abbas Araghchi, Iranian Foreign Minister (Kurdistan 24)

Iran Receives US Response To Seven-Day Hormuz Proposal, Gap Is Over Sequencing Not Substance

10:53

Pentagon Seal and The Pentagon Building in Background (Kurdistan 24)

Pentagon Formally Declares End Of Operation Inherent Resolve In Iraq

10:10

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani Speaking at the Toyota Opening Event (Kurdistan 24)

Prime Minister Masrour Barzani Lays Foundation Stones For Three Toyota Projects In Erbil

10:04

An airplane of airline flydubai lands at Israel's Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv on November 26, 2020. (AFP)

Flydubai Flight Diverts to Saudi Arabia After Distress Signal, Israeli Jets Scrambled

09:16

An Iraqi Army Stands on Duty, back is the late Iranian Supreme Leader's Portrait (Kurdistan 24)

US Forces Leave Iraq After Two Decades As Iran Emerges Stronger

08:44

Mount Hermon overlooks apple orchards near Lake Ram in the Druze village of Majdal Shams, in the Israel-annexed Golan Heights, Sept. 25, 2026. (AFP)

Syria arrests Hezbollah-linked cell near Golan, alleges planned rocket attacks

08:30

Iraq's National Security Adviser Qasim al-Araji (Kurdistan 24)

Iraq's National Security Adviser: Coalition Mission ends Today, Partnership Continues

29 09 - 2026

23:40

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi chairing the Council of Ministers meeting. (Photo: Iraqi PM Office)

Iraqi Government Approves Popular Mobilization Forces Service And Retirement Legislation

22:35

The national flags of Italy and Iraq. (Photo: AI Generated)

Italy Announces Full Military Withdrawal From Iraq

20:06

President Masoud Barzani. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

President Barzani Discusses Iraq's Political Future in Al-Sharqiya Interview

19:08

An aerial of Zakho's corniche. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Zakho Named Cleanest City In Kurdistan Region And Iraq

18:16

Imprisoned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Öcalan. (Photo: AA)

Ocalan Says PKK’s Mission Has Been Completed

17:45

Syrian presidential adviser Mazloum Abdi. (Photo: ANHA)

Abdi Says Kurdish-Language Education Is a Fundamental Right

16:37

A Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner belonging to Iraqi Airways. (Photo: Archive)

Iraq To Resume Flights To Iran In October

16:09

President Masoud Barzani (R), and the International Democrat Union (IDU) Lord Michael Ashcroft (L). (Photo: Barzani HQ)

President Barzani Receives Honorary President Of International Democrat Union

15:35

The Kurdistan Democratic Party emblem. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

KDP Calls for Special Probe Into Deaths of Two Pirde Youths

15:12

Security personnel stand guard as demonstrators gather outside the Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf International Airport in Najaf on Sept. 28, 2026. (AFP)

Najaf Airport Set to Reopen to Iranian Airlines in Two Phases

14:44

Iraqi parliamentary Mohammed Farman Shahir Salman al-Jubouri (Kurdistan 24)

Iraqi MP al-Jubouri jailed seven years for corruption

13:57

This videograb shows the demonstration in Baghdad. (Photo: Iraqi Media)

Graduates Injured as Baghdad Employment Protest Turns Violent

13:16

The Grand Kremlin Palace (Kurdistan 24)

Iran's NPT withdrawal debate intensifies as Kremlin warns against it

12:43

Sabah al-Numan, spokesperson for the Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Iraq Investigates Deaths of Two Kurdish Youths Near Pirde

12:07

Photo shows a number of fuel tankers. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Iraq Imports Gasoline From Syria as Fuel Shortage Deepens

11:48

Members of Kataib Hezbollah, a wing of Popular Mobilization Forces, in Iraq. (Photo: AP)

Kataib Hezbollah Threatens Iraqi Government as Sept. 30 Deadline Nears

11:31

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps spokesman Sardar Mohebbi (Kurdistan 24)

IRGC spokesman: Hormuz is closed, any vessel attempting transit will be damaged

11:01

Kurdistan Region Seal (F) on a Hospital Building in Kurdistan Region (Kurdistan 24)

Health Minister to Kurdistan 24: For the First Time in Iraq, Soran Now Has Angiography and Cardiac Surgery Services

11:00

Photo shows Mohammed Hemin, a teenager who went missing during fighting between Iraqi security forces and ISIS militants near Pirde. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Missing Teenager's Body Found After Pirde Clash

10:30

Photo shows the Strait of Hormuz. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Iran Awaits U.S. Response to Hormuz Proposal Within Hours

10:15

Farhad Nariman (L) and Kurdistan24's news anchor Eman Derbaz (R). (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Young Kurdish Innovator Turns Language Idea Into 23 Apps

09:49

Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf (Kurdistan 24)

Iran threatens to hit regional infrastructure if its security not guaranteed

09:45

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio looking down at the Cuban flag. (Graphics: Kurdistan24/AI)

Rubio Says Cuba Has 'Already Fallen,' Calls for Change

09:15

U.S. President Donald Trump (Kurdistan 24)

Trump Denies Offering Iran Sanctions Relief

08:54

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. (Photo and Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Rubio: Trump Prevented Iran From Reaching Military 'Immunity'