Update 2026-03-12 (2): Multiple people were killed on Thursday (12 March) following separate security incidents in the country. Reportedly, multiple people were killed, while several others were injured following an airstrike targeting a base used by Hashed al-Shaabi forces in Kirkuk. Rescue operations remain ongoing at the site. In a separate incident, an attack on several oil tankers at the port of Al-Faw resulted in at least one crew member being killed, while dozens of others were rescued after fires broke out on the vessels.
Update 2026-03-12 (1): On Wednesday (12 March), Iraqi security forces intercepted multiple drones over Erbil, with debris falling near a five-star hotel and a government hall. Additional drones were downed near the Harir district, preventing potential strikes on military and foreign sites in the Kurdistan Region.