In the week after a Peshmerga offensive designed to insulate key oil infrastructure from IS threats, North Gas Company and the Khabbaz oil field have come under attack. Polarized by the dispute over President Barzani’s tenure, rivals factions in Kurdistan are targeting Ashti Hawrami with political attacks and a legal investigation. Public-sector employees are losing patience with a government hobbled by a financial crisis and internal political squabbling over the presidency.