Islamic State Bombings Kill Dozens in Baghdad
A series of Islamic State bombings on Wednesday killed at least 88 people in Baghdad, marking one of the deadliest days of insurgent violence in Iraq’s capital in years and Continue Reading
Car bomb in Baghdad’s Sadr City kills 22, sources say
A car bomb claimed by Islamic State in a Shi’ite Muslim district of Baghdad killed at least 22 people and wounded more than 60 others on Wednesday, Iraqi police and Continue Reading
New Dhi Qar oil firm gets $42 million kick-start
The Iraqi Finance Ministry has approved $42 million in start-up capital and authorized a transfer of employees and equipment for the new state-run Dhi Qar Oil Company (DQOC), a crucial Continue Reading
Saboteurs bomb Khabbaz oil field again
The Khabbaz oil field in Kirkuk has shut down and at least two wellheads are burning, after saboteurs set off explosives late Tuesday night – the second attack in a Continue Reading
DNO gets boost from Kurdish oil exports
Norwegian energy company DNO says its optimistic about its future following a steady string of payments for oil exported from the Kurdish north of Iraq. Photo courtesy of DNO International Continue Reading
Exports and revenue rebound in April
Iraq’s federal government exported a record amount of oil in April, netting the most oil revenue Iraq has generated in five months.The Oil Ministry said it had exported an average Continue Reading
Iraqi Shiite Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr Makes Unannounced Visit to Iran
Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr traveled to Iran on Monday, a top aide said, a day after hundreds of his supporters withdrew from Iraq’s fortified International Zone following protests that paralyzed Continue Reading
Iraq Cleric’s Moves Test Political Order
Protesters loyal to Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in Baghdad’s Green Zone on Saturday. The decision by Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr to have his supporters seize and then vacate parliament in Continue Reading
Iraq Oil Exports Near Record as Baghdad Protests Intensify
Iraq’s oil exports approached a record high in April, adding barrels to a worldwide supply glut, even as protests against public corruption threatened to paralyze the government of OPEC’s second-largest Continue Reading
Bomb in Baghdad suburb kills at least 17: police sources
Shi’ite pilgrims gather at Imam Moussa al-Kadhim shrine to mark his death anniversary in Baghdad’s Kadhimiya district, Iraq May 25, 2014. A suicide bomber driving a car killed at least Continue Reading