AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoSanctions & Militias: The US Treasury expanded Operation Economic Outcast with new sanctions targeting networks supporting Iraq’s Kataib Hezbollah and Lebanon’s Hezbollah, saying the moves aim to cut off Iranian proxy funding across Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, the UAE and Türkiye. Transport & Trade: Iraq’s Ministry of Transport discussed a land freight-and-passenger transport draft with Kyrgyzstan, focusing on easing Kyrgyz truck transit to Gulf states and simplifying border procedures to lower costs. Kurdistan Economy: Armenia and Iraqi Kurdistan officials met in Erbil to boost trade and exports, with talks also covering culture, tourism, technology and education. Regional Security Shock: A Kurdish Syrian army fighter’s abduction and murder in Hasaka sparked protests across Kurdish-majority areas in Syria, with demonstrators storming local security offices. Sports: Iraq won 13 Muay Thai world championship medals in Kosovo. Football: Qatar’s U-17 Gulf Cup draw put Iraq in Group B alongside Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Yemen and Egypt.
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