🇮🇷 — The Islamic Resistance in Iraq claims responsibility for the attack on Ain al-Asad Airbase, Iraq.

🇮🇷 — Spokesman for façade resistance group Ashab Al-Kahf states that he and the resistance do not mind being called a terrorist for resisting the United States.

🇺🇸 — USAF ISR activity over Baghdad.

🇸🇾 — Clashes broke out today between al-Qaterji militia and the NDF in al-Asharah, Syria, after Qaterji militiamen stopped NDF members who were smuggling quantities of fuel at a checkpoint.

🇮🇶 — Turnout in the early voting for the Iraqi provincial council elections stood at 38 percent across the country as of 12:00 PM AST, the electoral body announced.

🇸🇾 — Two attacks on US bases in eastern Syria in the past 4 hours.

🇮🇶 — A statement from the National Awareness Movement claims the Iraqi Government is threating imprisonment, withholding salaries, and expeling Iraqi Security Forces members if they abstain from voting.

🇺🇸 — Rudaw: The United States Congress has passed a bill that includes equipping Peshmerga and Iraqi forces with air defense systems next year. The bill, the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), is now waiting for President Joe Biden’s signature.

🇮🇷 — The Islamic Resistance in Iraq claims responsibility for the attack on Al-Malikiyah Municipal Airfield, Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria.

🇸🇾🇮🇶 — Teharriyat outlet alleges that the Kharab Al-Jeer Base in Syria was subjected to rocket attacks launched from Iraqi territory.

🇮🇶 — According to the Iraqi Independent High Electoral Commission, more than 67% of eligible “special” voters participated in early voting for the Iraqi provincial council elections on Saturday.

The special early voters consist of government personnel, lawmakers, police officers, internally displaced persons, and military personnel.

Among notable statistics provided, the disputed territories, or areas claimed by both Baghdad and Erbil, recorded higher than average turnouts across the country, with a 75% turnout for Nineveh Province, 70% for Kirkuk Province, and 78% for Diyala Province.