4 stories for 2026-03-13 · Armed conflict, civilian harm & humanitarian access · Iraq
A French officer was killed and soldiers wounded Thursday in a drone attack targeting a military base in Iraq's Kurdistan region. The attack followed an Iranian official's announcement of strikes against American bases in Iraq, occurring as France increases its military presence in the area.
The U.S. military announced that one of its refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq. A second aircraft involved in the incident landed safely.
Iraqi maritime patrols reported violent explosions targeting two foreign oil tankers in Iraqi regional waters off Al-Fao coast in southern Basra on Thursday morning.
Air strikes targeting Popular Mobilization Forces (Hashd al-Sha'abi) positions in western Iraq on Thursday resulted in more than 260 casualties, including killed, wounded, and missing persons.