On Sunday the US Embassy in Iraq warned US citizens of possible unrest in the country amid the upcoming independence referendum in Kurdistan.

– Iran has blocked airspace for all flights from and to Iraqi Kurdistan region as KRG plans to hold an independence referendum on Mon., Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) announced yesterday.Spokesperson for Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) said Sunday that upon request from the central government of Iraq, the Islamic Republic has stopped all Iranian flights bound for Sulaymaniyah and Erbil airports as well as flights from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) intending ...

A suicide bomber from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) blew off his explosive belt when attempting to sneak into a religious ceremony held by the city’s Assyrians, killing at least 3 guards and injuring dozens of civilians, Al-Masdar News reports.

GENEVA (Associated Press) — A UN investigative panel on Syria says the Islamic State group is committing genocide, crimes against humanity and other war crimes against the Yazidi community in Iraq and Syria, and wants countries to do more to stop it — hoping to build a legal case on top of political condemnation from countries like the United States.

Euronews - Iraq’s army says it has made further advances into ISIL controlled territory, capturing a strategically important village south of the city of Mosul.

Iraqi forces have halted at the edge of Falluja. Facing a fierce counter assault by ISIL militants, the Iraqi prime minister has delayed operations over fears for the civilians trapped in the city, Euronews reports.

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – More than 20 people were killed and about 50 injured in three bombings, including two suicide attacks, that hit Baghdad on Monday, police and medical sources said.

BBC - The Iraqi army says it has begun an operation to storm Falluja, a bastion of so-called Islamic State (IS).

Euronews - Iraqi forces and allied militiamen are tightening the noose around the ISIL stronghold of Falluja.