Iraq’s ports received 341 ships and oil tankers in January 2025, reinforcing their role in global trade. Key docking points included Umm Qasr, Khor Al-Zubair, and liquid gas terminals.
Precision airstrikes led by Iraqi security forces (ISF) killed five Islamic State (ISIS) operatives near Iraq's Kirkuk on Jan. 31, the U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said in an X post on Tuesday.