Erbil is back on the target list. The IRGC said on September 2, 2026 that it struck U.S. facilities in Erbil — a repair centre, warehouses and the control system of a surveillance balloon — in retaliation for the U.S. strikes of September 1; a Shahed-136 drone was reported to have hit a U.S. installation at Erbil International Airport and two more were reported intercepted. Neither U.S. nor Iraqi authorities immediately confirmed damage or casualties. Earlier in the war Iranian-aligned groups attacked coalition bases across Iraq, and Iraqi airspace carried much of the missile and drone traffic between Iran and Israel. The newest reports are in the Iran war live updates.
Track reports of militia attacks, US-base incidents, airstrikes and security operations across Iraq, with geolocation and source links when available.
Iraq shares a border of more than 1,400 km with Iran to the east and borders Syria to the west, which places its airspace directly between Iran and Israel: much of the reported missile, drone and aircraft traffic between the two crosses Iraq. Baghdad sits on the Tigris in the centre; Erbil, capital of the Kurdistan Region, lies in the north-east toward the Iranian border; the Anbar desert in the west holds Ain al-Asad air base; Basra in the south opens onto the Persian Gulf.
Are US bases in Iraq being attacked? Yes, as of September 2, 2026: the IRGC claimed missile and drone strikes on U.S. facilities in Erbil, and a drone was reported to have hit a U.S. installation at Erbil International Airport with two others intercepted. Review timestamps, status labels and original sources before treating a report as confirmed.
What Iranian proxies operate in Iraq? Source reporting often refers to groups such as Kataib Hezbollah, Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq and the Badr Organisation when discussing Iranian-aligned activity in Iraq. Labels and attribution follow the cited source.
Is Iraq part of the Iran-Israel conflict? Iraq-related reports can overlap with wider Israel-Iran and U.S.-Iran tensions. The page groups source-linked incidents by location without assuming every Iraqi event belongs to one conflict.
Why do Iran-Israel strikes involve Iraq? Iraq lies directly between Iran and Israel, so missiles, drones and aircraft moving between the two countries cross Iraqi airspace, and Iranian-aligned groups operate from Iraqi territory. Reports of debris, interceptions and base attacks in Iraq are tracked here with their original sources.