Production and expansion work continue at key gas field after yet another attack highlights unresolved Iraqi government security failures.
In territory that was ostensibly liberated two years ago, security forces, civilians, and energy infrastructure have become regular targets of an intensifying IS guerrilla war.
The leader running Kurdistan's Peshmerga Ministry discusses the next steps in fighting IS, the future status of disputed territories, and efforts to reform the Peshmerga.
After encountering heightened security on the outskirts of Basra, near the Rumaila oil field, two suicide attackers blew up their car bombs.
Iraqi premier claims members of Kurdish police were involved, raising prospect of political motives behind the May 2 attack.
The attack echoes a series of assassinations targeting northern oil officials in 2015.
The bombing raid targeted a PKK affiliate, but KRG Peshmerga were killed.
A long-serving Iraq security official discusses the future of the al-Hashid al-Shabi program and outlines a proposal for providing security services to investors.
The civilian death toll is rising as IS militants use human shields in their ruthless defense of western Mosul.
Security forces affiliated with Kurdistan's ruling KDP party have deployed near several PKK-heavy areas, raising the prospect of more violent confrontations.
"Black Force" special police left key energy sites in Kirkuk, but the political tensions that produced the dramatic showdown remain unresolved.
