A drone crashed near Makhmour in the latest attack on Iraq’s Kurdistan region, as officials blame Iran-aligned groups for a wave of 22 strikes.

"Maybe this will be the next fall in the domino effect of this regime," a former Israeli intelligence officer told Newsweek.

Drone strikes on five oil fields in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) by unknown groups between July 14 and 16, 2025, ...

The Kurdistan Regional Government has accused the Iranian-backed Popular Mobilization Forces of being behind the attacks.