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News from Oct 26, 2026 (UTC)

Iraq isSteady

About usual

Last 14 days

Oct 13Oct 26

Why

  1. Iraq and Jordan signed nine agreements to boost cooperation and economic ties.

    34 eventsenglish.news.cn, middle-east-online.com, econotimes.comSource

  2. Iraq's prime minister ordered a probe into threats after the al-Sheeb border crossing with Iran was closed.

    27 eventspresstv.co.uk, english.aawsat.com, jpost.comSource

  3. PKK-linked Yazidi militia units are set to disarm and join Iraq's army in a push to control weapons.

    10 eventswinnipegfreepress.comSource

What happened

  • Statements22%
  • Cooperation37%
  • Criticism20%
  • Protests3%
  • Pressure11%
  • Fighting8%

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