The normally secure capital of Kurdistan was jolted by an attack on a Peshmerga officer.
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UPDATE: Bomb hits Iraqi Kurdish capital
A deadly bombing in downtown Erbil - the first such attack in over a year - could cause Kurdistan to restrict the influx of refugees.
Q&A: Bafel Talabani, President of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
The PUK leader discusses deteriorating political rivalries within Kurdistan and their impact on both gas development and impending negotiations with Baghdad over oil rights.
Violence shakes Iraq during Ramadan lull
Halfway through a relatively calm Ramadan, security is shattered by seemingly coordinated attacks nationwide.
UPDATE: Car bomb explodes near U.S. consulate in Erbil
Attackers did not penetrate consulate security or injure any American personnel, but at least three people were killed.
Q&A: Ali Shaddad al-Faris, member of the Parliament Oil and Gas Committee
The influential MP from Basra discusses oil disputes with Kurdistan, legislative priorities, and new energy projects in southern Iraq.
Major attack strikes Erbil security forces
Militants launched a sophisticated assault on the military intelligence headquarters in the heart of Kurdistan's capital, killing at least six people.
Erbil bombing suspect arrested
With a suspect in custody, Kurdistan security council says car bomb was detonated remotely.
Bomb near disputed Exxon oil block
A bomb exploded in Iraq's disputed territories Thursday morning, the latest security incident inside territory controlled by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).
Q&A: Hussain al-Shahristani
The government's top energy official discusses ExxonMobil's options, fourth bidding round contract models, and federalism.
Hunt Oil knew KRG oil deal in disputed territory
According to a State Dept. cable from Iraq, and despite the U.S. Embassy's warnings, the oil company of a George W. Bush intelligence adviser signed a Kurdish oil deal knowing the field was in disputed territory.
Rockets on Erbil were launched near Kurdistan oil operations
The Sept. 30 rocket attack near the Erbil airport highlights the reach of rogue militant groups and the risks they pose to the investment climate in both federal Iraq and Kurdistan.
Q&A: Kirkuk Governor Najmaldin Karim
Karim criticizes leaders in both Baghdad and Erbil for their handling of oil policy and territorial disputes, and outlines a vision of Iraqi federalism that empowers provinces.
Oil sector under attack
Bombing of northern export line threatens crude exports to Turkey, another bomb was found at Beiji refinery, and a top investigator says the Feb. 26 Beiji attack was an inside job.
Iraqi Kurds announce SEVEN new oil deals to foreign firms, and FOUR to the new Kurdistan oil company
The KRG announced the new deals Tuesday, a major move which will have reverberations yet to be realized within the political spheres from Baghdad to Washington, as well as the global oil industry. Iraq Oil Report will have more details, but here's what's out so far: # Award of two PSCs, for the Mala Omar […]
Exxon deal stokes territorial disputes
ExxonMobil risks violent reprisals because its controversial deals with the Kurdistan region are inflaming Iraq's internal territorial disputes, according to Iraqi leaders.
Iran’s cross-border attacks continue as dissident groups remain defiant
Joint Erbil-Baghdad talks to improve border policing have so far failed to answer Tehran’s concerns about dissident groups in Iraqi Kurdistan allegedly supporting Iran’s protest movement.
Two-month teachers’ strike underscores severity of Baghdad-Erbil problems
The fall semester still hasn't started for public school students in Kurdistan's Sulaimaniya province due to financial and political dysfunction.
Widening divide between Kurdistan’s ruling parties raises new risks
Leaders are openly discussing the dissolution of a strategic agreement for united governance that has underpinned Kurdistan's stability and oil sector independence.
Violent protests reignite in Iraq’s oil capital
The recent killing of a protester fueled renewed anti-government demonstrations in Basra city and around several oil fields, some of which turned deadly.
Maliki’s Erbil visit opens door to oil talks
Meeting in Erbil for the first time in almost three years, PM Maliki and KRG President Barzani stress a new atmosphere of cooperation that could renew long-stymied oil policy dialogue.
As disputed territories bleed, security turf war intensifies
Federal, Kurdish, and local authorities are scrambling to combat a rash of militant attacks – and using the occasion to reinforce contentious territorial claims.
Oil payment plan could strengthen Kirkuk-KRG ties
Under a provisional plan, Kirkuk could receive a portion of KRG export proceeds, further integrating the province into Kurdistan's oil sector.
Iranian missiles destroy house of prominent Kurdish oil businessman
The IRGC says it was targeting Israeli interests in Erbil, but the main victim of the 12-missile barrage appears to have been the private residence of the CEO of KAR Group, who has no known ties to Israel.