# Rubio warns of Iraq ‘Balkanisation’: Is that a real threat?

https://mins.news/en/item/72470

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-24 14:04 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/24/rubio-warns-of-iraq-balkanisation-is-that-a-real-threat?traffic_source=rss

> US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned that Iraq risks “Balkanisation” unless its armed factions come under state control. Analysts said the warning points less to imminent territorial breakup than to structural fractures caused by Iran-aligned groups operating with parallel political and economic influence.

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