American troops are making an increasing impact in the fight against the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) group in Anbar province, four weeks after U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced a Continue Reading
Police officers in Sulaimaniya and Erbil provinces joined a rising tide of strikes and demonstrations on Monday to protest government pay cuts being made in response to a worsening budget Continue Reading
Genel Energy confirms payment for Kurdish crude oil exports as regional government considers referendum for formal statehood. Photo courtesy of Genel Energy. LONDON, Feb. 5 (UPI) — With formal statehood Continue Reading
Iraqi regulators are threatening to shut down Basra’s newly expanded Najibiya power plant after an oil spill contaminated residential and agricultural water supplies.Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi formally opened the Continue Reading
Night after night, Mohammed al-Jabiry tossed and turned in his bed at a refugee center in Finland, comparing life in Europe with life in Baghdad. After many sleepless nights, he Continue Reading
Kirkuk province, like the rest of Iraq, is in a development stand-still as the depressed oil price has cut state revenues and the fight against the so-called Islamic State (IS) Continue Reading
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) announced sizeable cuts to its bloated government payroll Wednesday, in response to a budget crisis that has brought the economy to the brink of collapse.The Continue Reading
Kirkuk’s provincial government confirmed Tuesday that it has received $10 million for oil exported and sold independently by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).The payment follows a deal struck between the Continue Reading
Italy’s Trevi firm will be tasked with renovating and maintaining the strategic Mosul Dam, Iraq’s government-sponsored Al-Iraqiya News TV reported Feb. 2. The announcement follows a January statement by U.S. Continue Reading
Security forces in Basra are continuing to struggle with an array of challenges, including violence near oil fields between rival tribes, tensions with paramilitary groups, and a rise in mafia-style Continue Reading
