Iraq braces for renewed Iran conflict after 1,000 strikes on Kurdistan, 600 militia attacks

 

Iraqi security forces stand at the Shalamcheh border crossing with Iran after Iraq closed the crossing following airstrikes on the Iranian side that security sources said killed an Iraqi citizen, Iraq, April 4, 2026.
Iraqi security forces stand at the Shalamcheh border crossing with Iran after Iraq closed the crossing following airstrikes on the Iranian side that security sources said killed an Iraqi citizen, Iraq, April 4, 2026.
(photo credit: REUTERS/Mohammed Aty)

Iraq is on edge over the prospect of renewed fighting with Iran after Tehran carried out some 1,000 strikes on the Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq. Additionally, Iranian-backed militias launched roughly 600 attacks inside Iraq, most of them on US diplomatic facilities. 

Iraq closed some border crossings with Iran, including the Al-Sheeb crossing in southern Iraq, on Wednesday, saying it needed upgrades to security and technical infrastructure. Iran criticized the decision, saying Baghdad failed to provide advance notice and rejected allegations that narcotics and counterfeit currency are being smuggled into Iraq through border crossings, according to a Rudaw report.

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