Iran attacks Kurdish groups in Iraq, using militias to strike US forces and neighbors, seeking to turn Iraq into a strategic buffer zone against uprisings in Kurdish areas of Iran. Iran is seeking to

Iranian-backed militias in Iraq, who have been targeting the Kurdistan Region with drones and missiles, were likely behind a drone attack that killed a French soldier.

Iraq has seen attacks from both sides of the conflict: Iran and its proxies on the one side and the US on the other.

Hosseini tells Al Jazeera that ‘there is a strong probability of action’ as the IRGC announces strikes on rebel targets.

Iranian drones hit Erbil International Airport in northern Iraq, which also houses a U.S. military base, according to a senior U.S. official. The base was hit but not significantly damaged, and there were no casualties,

Tension in the Middle East continue to escalate as Iran-aligned Iraqi militias expand targets from military bases to oil facilities, threatening regional stability.

By Alvise Armellini and Angelo Amante ROME, March 12 (Reuters) - An overnight airstrike that hit an Italian military base in Iraqi Kurdistan was deliberate, the defence ministry said on Thursday, targeting a facility hosting NATO personnel amid the ongoing conflict with Iran.