‘We are vulnerable’: Kurds fear renewed attacks as US‑led coalition departs Iraq

‘We are vulnerable’: Kurds fear renewed attacks as US‑led coalition departs Iraq Submitted by Wladimir van Wilgenburg on Thu, 10/01/2026 - 11:02 As Washington ends its decade‑long mission in Iraq, Kurds warn autonomous region is at risk amid US-Iran tensions Kurdish Peshmerga fighters about 60km south of Erbil, capital of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, on 30 September 2026 (Safin Hamid/AFP) Off On 28 September, residents of Erbil heard military aircraft overhead as the US ‑led coalition against the Islamic State