‘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 group (IS) was preparing for its full withdrawal. That same night, three…