Shafaq News / The Counter-Terrorism group in the Kurdistan Region announced that four members of the Kurdistan Workers party have been killed in Turkish shelling in Sinjar district.

The group said in a statement that a Turkish drone targeted a vehicle belonging to the pro-PKK faction YBS, in Sinjar.

Shafaq News / The deputy UK ambassador to Baghdad, James Downer, on Monday expressed concern over the recent escalation that took place in several Iraqi governorates today.

Downer said in a statement, "The UK is deeply concerned by today's events, in particular reports of casualties in Baghdad. We urge those on the streets to refrain from violence.

Shafaq News/ Fighters from Saraya al-Salam (Peace Companies), a paramilitary group affiliated with the Sadrist movement, have been deployed in the vicinity of the Green Zone as tension simmers inside Baghdad's ultra-secure area, a security source revealed on Monday.

Gunfire rang out in the Green Zone, and security forces launched tear gas canisters

Shafaq News / The Iraqi ambassador to London, Mohammed Jaafar al-Sadr, commented on the recent escalation taking place in Iraq. 

Al-Sadr said in a tweet, "Sayed Muqtada al-Sadr is our virtuous leader... he is a red line, so beware."

Prominent Shiite cleric Muqtada Al-Sadr announced he is walking out of politics in a statement he shared on Twitter