Daily brief
Iraqi authorities have arrested several individuals wanted in connection with international crimes. Exiled gangland boss Kazem Hamad, linked to Victoria's tobacco wars, was arrested, as was a suspect wanted over a Melbourne synagogue attack. Separately, Iraq arrested leaders of an alleged Iranian spy network.
Armed Kurdish groups attempted to enter Iran from Iraq, according to reports.
Turkish drones attacked positions of the Syrian Kurdish militia YPG near the Euphrates River.
Iraqi authorities denied reports of a suspension of flights at Baghdad airport amid regional fears of a potential US attack on Iran.