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.

The attack on a major U.S. diplomatic facility in Baghdad was a suspected retaliation to the U.S.- and Israeli-led war on Iran by pro-Tehran militias.

She established a network of safe houses for abused women and was an outspoken critic of her country’s repressive institutions, despite the constant threat of violence.

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The ongoing conflict in Iran and neighboring countries has put their participation in the 2026 World Cup in doubt, while Iraq's ability to get to the intercontinental playoff is also in doubt. Here's the latest we know.

Iraq is caught between two allies as the Trump administration pressures Iraqi leaders to distance themselves from Iran.

Iraq has ​asked the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) if it would pump at least 100,000 barrels of crude per day ‌from its state-managed Kirkuk oilfields to Turkey's Ceyhan port, two oil officials familiar with the matter told Reuters.