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Iraq Tells US Iraqi Airspace Must Not Be Used Against Neighbours
Iraq demands respect for its sovereignty amid daily drone interceptions and missile strikes targeting US facilities, urging no use of its airspace for regional military actions.
- On March 10, 2026, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Iraq's airspace must not support regional attacks.
- Within hours of the war's outbreak, fighter jets and missiles from multiple directions filled Iraq's airspace following United States and Israel strikes on Iran on February 28, 2026.
- Drones are intercepted almost daily over Erbil, capital of Kurdistan hosting a US consulate, and on Saturday rockets were intercepted near the US embassy in Baghdad while the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed a missile strike on Harir Air Base.
- State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said Rubio 'strongly condemned terrorist attacks by Iran and Iran-aligned terrorist militia groups in Iraq' and urged protection for US diplomatic personnel as regional security worsened.
- Al Jazeera reports the prime minister is seeking to insulate Iraq from widening violence, but the conflict has breached Iraqi borders while the Baghdad government remains firm on protecting Iraq's sovereign boundaries.
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The Prime Minister of Iraq, Mohamed Shia Al Sudani, has asked the Secretary of State of the United States, Marco Rubio, that the territory of his country "do not be used for any action against neighboring countries or the region." He has also demanded that there be no violations of its airspace by any of the parties to the conflict. Al Sudani thus rejects attempts, both by the United States and Israel, and by Iran, to drag his country into the c…
"Iraq should not be used as a launch pad for attacks," PM al-Sudani tells US Secretary of State Rubio
Iraqi PM al-Sudani urged US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to ensure Iraq is not used as a military launchpad. Despite this, Iran's IRGC claimed a missile strike on the US Army headquarters at Harir Air Base in Erbil, marking a significant escalation in the regional conflict.
Iraq PM tells US Rubio Iraqi airspace must not be used against neighbours
Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday that Iraq should not be used as a launch pad for attacks in the Middle East war. Iraq neighbours Iran, against which the United States and Israel launched massive strikes on February 28, as well as the Gulf, which the Islamic Republic has hit with missile and drone attacks. Within hours of the start of the war, fighter jets and missiles coming from ev…
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