Baghdad may ramp up legal challenge to Kurdish crude exports
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One refinery was fixed after IS was cleared out. The other is part of a political deal between Baghdad and Kurdistan.
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The chairman of the General Board of Kurdistan Areas outside the Kurdistan Region Administration discusses efforts to hold the referendum in areas outside formal KRG control, and expectations of Iraqi security forces afterward.
Special ReportInside Mosul: June 24, 2017
Detailed updates from Islamic State militant-held areas of Ninewa province, gathered via Iraq Oil Report's network of reporters and contacts.
Q&A: Ahmad Anwar, head of the Kurdistan Integrity Commission
Kurdistan's financial crisis has provided an impetus for government reform, including overlapping efforts to fight low-level corruption.
Q&A: Peshmerga General Secretary Jabar Yawar
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.
UPDATE: Oil minister names new upstream deputy
Karim Hattab said he'll soon outline his exploration and production priorities as new deputy minister, following a seven-year stint in charge of the Oil Exploration Company.
Iraqi Cabinet decisions: June 22, 2017
Whenever the media office of the Council of Ministers releases decisions of the Cabinet, Iraq Oil Report publishes a translation from the original Arabic.
In Hawija, IS poses ongoing threat to oil assets
From one of their last strongholds in Iraq, IS militants continue to launch deadly attacks, including recent attempts to bomb the Bai Hassan oil field.
Iraqi forces seize more ground in Mosul from Islamic State, PM sees victory soon
IS counterattacks in retaken parts of Mosul stall Iraq push
Immediate Lessons from the Battle of Mosul
Mosul battle to end in days as troops advance in Old City – Iraqi general
A Military Assessment of the Islamic State’s Evolving Theory of Victory
After ISIS counterattack, Iraqi forces continue bloody offensive in Mosul
Commando Raids on ISIS Yield Vital Data in Shadowy War
In Mosul, ghostly civilians emerge from Old City hell
