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Security

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)

Iraqi forces step up oil protection

Recent attacks highlight decreasing vulnerability of oil and gas infrastructure and increasing ability of Iraq’s security forces to respond.

Prevention, attacks target oil

Basra refinery targeted days after Jihadist website promotes oil sector attacks, while government crackdown causes delays at gas stations.

Oil insecurity

Iraqi officials worry oil export terminals are vulnerable with British Navy gone, but Americans assure vital export routes are safe for now.

Iraqi gay community a target

Rights advocate speaks of an "extraordinarily brutal campaign", saying hundreds may have been killed in last few months in a new wave of violence against the gay population.

Interview: Muwafaq al-Rubaie

Iraq's National Security Adviser talks about the relationship with Iran and the ongoing tension between Baghdad and Iraq's Kurds.