Latest data updates for Iraq & Mesopotamia Tracker.https://watchboard.dev/en-ushttps://watchboard.dev/iraq/#digest-2026-06-07/https://watchboard.dev/iraq/#digest-2026-06-07/Iraq Situation Report: PMF Disarmament Split, Partial Cabinet, and Ceyhan Pipeline Recovery — June 7, 2026.Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/iraq/#digest-2026-06-04/https://watchboard.dev/iraq/#digest-2026-06-04/Kataib Hezbollah and Nujaba Refuse Disarmament; PMF Splits into Compliant and Hardline Blocs.Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/iraq/#digest-2026-06-02/https://watchboard.dev/iraq/#digest-2026-06-02/Asaib Ahl al-Haq and Kataib al-Imam Ali Announce Transfer of Weapons to Iraqi State Authority. Iraq Cabinet Approves Plan to Triple Kirkuk-Ceyhan Pipeline Oil Exports to 770,000 bpd.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/iraq/#digest-2026-05-27/https://watchboard.dev/iraq/#digest-2026-05-27/Muqtada al-Sadr Orders Full Dissolution of Saraya al-Salam into Iraqi State Forces.Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/iraq/#digest-2026-05-26/https://watchboard.dev/iraq/#digest-2026-05-26/KRG Salary Crisis Peaks During Eid al-Adha as Baghdad Files Lawsuit Over US Gas Contracts.Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/iraq/#digest-2026-05-24/https://watchboard.dev/iraq/#digest-2026-05-24/Ali al-Zaidi was sworn in as Iraq's youngest PM (age 40) on May 16 after parliament approved a partial 14-minister cabinet on May 14; nine key portfolios including defense and interior remain vacant pending post-Eid negotiations. The KRG signed $110 billion in US gas contracts on May 19, triggering Baghdad's suspension of Kurdistan's May budget transfer and leaving 1.2 million Kurdish civil servants facing a salary crisis. A US-charged Kata'ib Hezbollah commander faces terrorism charges over a New York synagogue bomb plot; KH issued threats toward Jordan over alleged reconnaissance overflights. Iraq's oil output remains ~1.5 million bpd — 66% below pre-Hormuz crisis levels — with full recovery not expected until late 2026 per analyst consensus.Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/iraq/#digest-2026-05-22/https://watchboard.dev/iraq/#digest-2026-05-22/A May 22 analysis in The National argued that PM Zaidi's first week in office had demonstrated, rather than resolved, Iraq's structural political dysfunction.Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/iraq/#digest-2026-05-19/https://watchboard.dev/iraq/#digest-2026-05-19/KRG Signs $110B Gas Deals with US Firms; Baghdad Freezes May Federal Budget Transfer. Analysis: Zaidi Government Avoids PMF Cabinet Role Question — Defense and Interior Posts Left Vacant. Kata'ib Hezbollah Warns Jordan Over Alleged Airspace Use for US-Israeli Reconnaissance Missions Against Iraqi Militia Positions.Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/iraq/#digest-2026-05-16/https://watchboard.dev/iraq/#digest-2026-05-16/PM Zaidi Formally Assumes Office from Al-Sudani in Baghdad Handover Ceremony. US Charges Iraqi Kata'ib Hezbollah Commander with New York Synagogue Bomb Plot.Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/iraq/#digest-2026-05-14/https://watchboard.dev/iraq/#digest-2026-05-14/The Iraqi Council of Representatives voted on May 14 to grant confidence to 14 of Ali al-Zaidi's 23 ministerial nominees in a session attended by 238 of 329 members.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/iraq/#digest-2026-05-13/https://watchboard.dev/iraq/#digest-2026-05-13/The Atlantic Council's Iraq Initiative convened the 2026 Iraq Dialogue in Washington, D.C. Analysis: Iraq Oil Shipments Through Hormuz Unlikely to Recover Until Late 2026 Despite Ceasefire.Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/iraq/#digest-2026-05-10/https://watchboard.dev/iraq/#digest-2026-05-10/Iraqi Parliament Schedules May 14 Confidence Vote on 14 of 23 Zaidi Ministerial Nominees.Sun, 10 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/iraq/#digest-2026-05-09/https://watchboard.dev/iraq/#digest-2026-05-09/Ali al-Zaidi (39), a Dhi Qar businessman, was named prime minister-designate on April 27 by the Coordination Framework with US endorsement, advancing a 14-pillar governance program; KRG President Nechirvan Barzani traveled to Baghdad on May 4 to press on salary arrears and Article 140. The US-Iran Hormuz blockade has slashed Iraq's oil output to ~1.5 million bpd (down 66% from pre-crisis 4.4M bpd), prompting Iraq to break ground on the $1.5 billion Basra-Haditha pipeline on May 1 to diversify export routes. US Treasury sanctioned Iraq's Deputy Oil Minister and PMF leaders on May 7 for facilitating Iranian sanctions evasion through oil-mixing. The Iraqi Air Force killed three ISIS militants in Kirkuk Province airstrikes on May 7 amid the group's ongoing post-caliphate insurgency.Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/iraq/#digest-2026-05-07/https://watchboard.dev/iraq/#digest-2026-05-07/Iraqi Air Force Kills 3 ISIS Militants in Kirkuk Province Airstrikes. US Treasury Sanctions Iraq's Deputy Oil Minister and PMF Leaders for Iran Oil Diversion Scheme.Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/iraq/#digest-2026-05-05/https://watchboard.dev/iraq/#digest-2026-05-05/US Embassy Baghdad Issues Security Alert: Iraqi Airspace Partially Reopened, Ordered Departure Status Remains. Analysis: Iraq's New Pipeline Diversification Plans Face 'Insurmountable Obstacles'.Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/iraq/#digest-2026-05-04/https://watchboard.dev/iraq/#digest-2026-05-04/Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani arrived in Baghdad on May 4, 2026 for two days of government formation talks with PM-designate Ali al-Zaidi and Coordination Framework leaders. ISIS Claims First Publicly Attributed Attack on Iraqi Army in 2026. PM-Designate Zaidi Submits 14-Pillar Governance Program to Parliament; Confidence Vote Scheduled.Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/iraq/#digest-2026-05-02/https://watchboard.dev/iraq/#digest-2026-05-02/Iraq Oil Production Recovering to ~1.5M bpd; Deputy Minister Says Full Resumption Within Week of Hormuz Resolution.Sat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/iraq/#digest-2026-05-01/https://watchboard.dev/iraq/#digest-2026-05-01/Iraq officially broke ground on May 1, 2026 for a 700-kilometer pipeline linking the southern oil hub of Basra to Haditha in Anbar Province, with an initial $1.5 billion budget allocation.Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/iraq/#digest-2026-04-28/https://watchboard.dev/iraq/#digest-2026-04-28/The United States publicly welcomed Ali al-Zaidi's nomination as Iraq's prime minister-designate on April 28, 2026, despite his selection by the pro-Tehran Coordination Framework.Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/iraq/#digest-2026-04-27/https://watchboard.dev/iraq/#digest-2026-04-27/Iraqi President Nizar Amedi (PUK-Kurdish) formally named Ali Faleh al-Zaidi as prime minister-designate on April 27, 2026. The Kurdistan Regional Government announced on April 27, 2026 that the Kurdistan Region had been struck by 809 drone and missile attacks in the 50-day period from February 28 to April 20, 2026.Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTdailyhttps://watchboard.dev/iraq/#digest-2026-04-26/https://watchboard.dev/iraq/#digest-2026-04-26/Initial backfill complete. 5,500 Years of Iraq: From the Cradle of Civilization to Modern GovernanceSun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTdaily