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Drone attacks signal elevated risks for Kurdistan

A barrage of drone attacks in the past four days highlights rising security threats stemming from regional conflicts and Baghdad-Erbil political tensions.
Passengers enter the terminal of Erbil International Airport in February 2014. (JEFFERY BEALL/Wikimedia Commons)

The biggest job

Iraq's young navy and marines and their American and British counterparts are in a race against time to ensure the safety of the country's most important piece of infrastructure, the al-Basra Oil Terminal.

Civilian feared kidnapped in Baghdad

A civilian contractor has disappeared in Baghdad and now appears to feature in a militant group's video, raising fears that kidnap tactics may return to Iraq

Kurd-Arab patrols rattle Kirkuk

Kurd, Arab and US soldiers are patrolling areas around the disputed, oil-rich city of Kirkuk, to the alarm of locals.

North pipeline security questioned

Iraqi and U.S. security officials say it’s not a coincidence the four recent attacks on the northern oil pipeline occurred under the watch of the 4th Iraqi Army Division.

The Iranian invasion

Tehran given message from Iraqi government to remove troops and lower Iranian flag from occupied border oil well in Missan province after late Friday security meetings of the provincial and national governments.