Once a proud symbol of military partnership with the U.S., Iraq's F-16 fleet can no longer fly combat missions.
Iraq’s failing F-16 program highlights corruption at Balad Airbase
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After ISIS, Two Iraqs Emerge in Iran’s Shadow
In describing the three years he spent fighting the Islamic State (ISIS) militant group from the banks of the Tigris to the Makhoul mountains and Iraq’s desert frontier with Syria, Mohammed Jassem did not call himself a soldier. Fresh from battle, flush with victory, Jassem is a Shiite holy warrior, a mujahid. On his battered mobile phone, Jassem played a grainy video from […]
Iraq approves plans to transform Kirkuk airbase into civil airport
Iraq approved plans to transform the air base in Kirkuk into a modern civic airport. To do so it is seeking an investor to carry out the project an Iraqi MP told Rudaw, citing that several domestic and foreign companies have requested tender to start working on it. “I talked to the minister of transportation and […]
U.S.-led coalition drops Iraqi F-16s from anti-IS missions
The coalition's decision to remove the Iraqi Air Force from air tasking orders highlights ongoing failures to address the dysfunction and corruption that have crippled a multi-billion-dollar fleet of fighter jets.
Beyond the Headlines: May 29, 2012
Basra power units unused Missan calls for closer KRG ties Dhi Qar airport plan rejected Iraq promotes Nassiriya refinery
Beyond the Headlines: Jan. 9-15
More power to Basra Electricity DGs under investigation Diyala crisis continues Kirkuk airbase dispute resolved
Civil unrest highlights Kurdistan financial woes
Protests and violence in Sulaimaniya add urgency to KRG efforts to resolve disputes and secure budget transfers from Baghdad.
Looming arbitration highlights Kurdistan’s gas strategy woes
Genel Energy is taking the KRG to arbitration after years of failure to agree on a plan for developing the Miran and Bina Bawi gas fields.
Iraqi Yazidi refugees return to Turkey after failing to reach Europe
As many as 600 Yazidi refugees have returned to their refugee camp in Diyarbakir, south-eastern Turkey, after failing to cross to reach Bulgaria. The refugees, who included women and children, left the refugee camp which was set up by the Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality in protest against poor living conditions and boarded buses to the state of […]
Major oil export development highlights security questions
Iraq awards Foster Wheeler contract to oversee massive southern oil export expansion, as top U.S. military official says foreign forces may be needed to protect oil exports after 2011.
Record August production highlights Iraqi spare capacity
As oil markets respond to geopolitical conflicts, a record month for Iraqi crude production showcases the latent potential of the country's state-run fields.
Oil worker kidnapping highlights Al-Qaida’s power
An oil worker in Anbar province was held hostage for weeks in an al-Qaida stronghold where security forces were afraid to venture. He was released for a $50,000 ransom.
New PKK election strategy highlights intra-Kurdish tensions
The Kurdish separatist group is making an unprecedented foray into Iraqi politics, using upcoming national elections to challenge Iraqi Kurdistan's ruling party.
Sarqala power plant highlights KRG progress on gas flaring
Several projects still wastefully burn associated gas, but a new power plant is the latest sign that Kurdistan is harnessing gas to boost electricity and reduce expensive fuel imports.
Gas contract feud highlights Kurdistan’s political rivalries
Unidentified gunmen have impeded trucks from loading LPG from the Khor Mor gas field, after competition between politically connected companies.
Attack on Alas oil field highlights ongoing insurgent threat
Deadly operation targets the defenses of an oil field once controlled by the Islamic State militant group, reinforcing fears of an energized insurgency.
Deadly firefight highlights unresolved tensions over territorial disputes
Iraqi Army and Peshmerga forces clashed over a strategically important position near key energy assets.
Anbar battle highlights IS challenge
Elite Iraqi forces have repelled a siege by IS militants that threatened to choke transit routes to a base for U.S. military training and coordination.
Mosul’s stark divide highlights Iraqi governance crisis
On one side of the Tigris river, east Mosul is staging a comeback. Some 20 months since northern Iraq’s biggest city was won back from Isis extremists, its funfair, sweetshops and university are back in business. But on the other side of the river smoulders the city’s devastated west bank, an eerie shadow of the […]
Deadly insurgent ambush highlights security vacuum
Six paramilitary fighters were killed when insurgents, exploiting chronic security gaps in Iraq's disputed territories, launched a surprise attack along a remote highway.
Dam takeover highlights worsening Anbar violence
As militants seize control of a dam in Fallujah, the government is planning for April 30 elections in which worsening security problems will not allow many Anbar residents to vote.
Iraqi election highlights Basra corruption
Complete with coffee shops, perfumeries and pizza parlours, the gleaming atrium of Basra's Times Square Mall are a glimpse of how a peaceful Iraq may one day look. Outside the mall, meanwhile, the smell on the air is not usually fresh pizza or coffee, but an equally fresh smell of sewage – the result of […]
Taq Taq decline highlights Kurdistan oil woes
Once billed as the crown jewel in Kurdistan's oil sector, the Taq Taq field has suffered from payment delays, reduced investment, and overhyped expectations.
U.S. visit highlights obstacles to an Iraqi offensive on Mosul
At this bleak and dusty military outpost south of Baghdad, soldiers from Iraq’s 9th Armored Division say they are ready to fight the Islamic State. Just give them the right weapons. Maj. Mohamed Abdul Kareem al-Kadhim, one of about 1,200 Iraqi soldiers undergoing training here, said he and his fellow troops have already received M16 rifles. But […]