In 2006, the Pentagon promoted invasion and occupation while Likud members wanted to bomb Iran and trained Kurdish forces.

The entities involved

• Iraq →

  sovereign state in Western Asia

  • Ali Al Zaidi is finalizing his government in Iraq, amid Washington pressuring Baghdad regarding militia leaders.Fri 21:15
  • Iraq's Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi ordered direct contracting to curb funding for factions.Fri 21:15
• Kurdistan →

  geographic region in the Middle East

  • Ethnic unrest erupts in Balochistan, while Bahrain faces Iranian strikes and Kurdish groups in Iraq grow vulnerable amid US withdrawal.Fri 16:33
  • DNO ASA has established a presence and is operating oil fields in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.Fri 08:25
• Likud →

  Israeli centre-right to right-wing political party

  • Dan Illouz has resigned from the Likud party and publicly criticized the leadership of Benjamin Netanyahu.Fri 19:44
  • Eisenkot's bloc seeks to replace Amir Ohana, while Likud works to prevent the opposition from making that replacement.Fri 08:38

Related events

• Trump's forces conducted military drills over Iraq and deployed forces to the Persian Gulf to address regional conflicts.Tue 05:19
• A joint committee involving Iraq and Ankara addressed armed Iranian Kurdish groups and coordinated efforts against the PKK.Oct 21
• Trump defends military strikes against Iran while JD Vance rejects the 'war' label amid military operations in western Iraq.Sep 4
• Iranian forces targeted and neutralized PJAK members operating in the Iraq-Kurdistan border region.Jul 27
• Popular Mobilization Forces advanced toward Kirkuk disputed territories, sparking fears of attacks on Erbil.Oct 22