Iraq Oil Report » National Security http://www.iraqoilreport.com The Source to Iraq, Its People and Its Oil Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:44:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Deadly attacks continue as Iraqi leaders feud http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/national-security/deadly-attacks-continue-as-iraqi-leaders-feud-7068/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=deadly-attacks-continue-as-iraqi-leaders-feud http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/national-security/deadly-attacks-continue-as-iraqi-leaders-feud-7068/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:55:04 +0000 Ben Van Heuvelen http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=7068 A boy walks past by a bus damaged from sA series of bombings Thursday targeted Shiites, killing at least 68, while a political conflict continues to stoke sectarian mistrust.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/national-security/deadly-attacks-continue-as-iraqi-leaders-feud-7068/feed/ 0 Violence shakes Iraq during Ramadan lull http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/national-security/violence-shakes-iraq-during-ramadan-lull-6074/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=violence-shakes-iraq-during-ramadan-lull http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/national-security/violence-shakes-iraq-during-ramadan-lull-6074/#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:15:33 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=6074 An Iraqi man inspects damages at the Mar Afram Syriac Orthodox Church following an explosion in the northern city of Kirkuk on August 15, 2011, as a series of nationwide attacks hit the country. (MARWAN IBRAHIM/AFP/Getty Images)Halfway through a relatively calm Ramadan, security is shattered by seemingly coordinated attacks nationwide.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/national-security/violence-shakes-iraq-during-ramadan-lull-6074/feed/ 0 Sadrist surge aims to hasten U.S. withdrawal http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/national-security/sadrist-surge-aims-to-hasten-u-s-withdrawal-5768/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sadrist-surge-aims-to-hasten-u-s-withdrawal http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/national-security/sadrist-surge-aims-to-hasten-u-s-withdrawal-5768/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 05:50:16 +0000 Ben Van Heuvelen http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=5768 IMG_6723In a show of force, the radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is organizing mass protests and denouncing a potential U.S. troop extension, amidst increased violence.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/national-security/sadrist-surge-aims-to-hasten-u-s-withdrawal-5768/feed/ 0 Targeted bombings massacre Kirkuk security forces http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/national-security/targeted-bombings-massacre-kirkuk-security-forces-5735/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=targeted-bombings-massacre-kirkuk-security-forces http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/national-security/targeted-bombings-massacre-kirkuk-security-forces-5735/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 18:01:23 +0000 Ben Van Heuvelen http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=5735 IRAQ-VIOLENCE/Restive disputed territory explodes with violence as a trio of bombings target security forces, killing at least 27.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/national-security/targeted-bombings-massacre-kirkuk-security-forces-5735/feed/ 0 Oil capital Basra scrambles for security http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/national-security/oil-capital-basra-scrambles-for-security-4956/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oil-capital-basra-scrambles-for-security http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/national-security/oil-capital-basra-scrambles-for-security-4956/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:17:38 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=4956 A shopkeeper in the Ashar market in central Basra. Violence and the security response has kept Basrawis indoors of late. (STAFF/Iraq Oil Report)A week after Basra and a dozen other cities were struck by coordinated bombings and shootings, life stalls.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/national-security/oil-capital-basra-scrambles-for-security-4956/feed/ 0 UPDATE: Northern pipeline hard hit by bomb attack and smugglers http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/national-security/northern-pipeline-hard-hit-by-bomb-attack-and-smugglers-4580/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=northern-pipeline-hard-hit-by-bomb-attack-and-smugglers http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/national-security/northern-pipeline-hard-hit-by-bomb-attack-and-smugglers-4580/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:47:41 +0000 Carmen Gentile http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=4580 Members of the Oil Police secure a burning oil pipeline near Kirkuk on July 3, 2006. Iraq's northern export conduit has continued to suffer from both sabotage and smuggling. (MARWAN IBRAHIM/AFP/Getty Images)Despite ongoing efforts to improve security, Iraq's northern oil export pipeline still suffers from attacks and well organized smuggling operations. ]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/national-security/northern-pipeline-hard-hit-by-bomb-attack-and-smugglers-4580/feed/ 0 Civilian feared kidnapped in Baghdad http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/national-security/civilian-feared-kidnapped-in-baghdad-3854/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=civilian-feared-kidnapped-in-baghdad http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/national-security/civilian-feared-kidnapped-in-baghdad-3854/#comments Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:08:37 +0000 Alice Fordham http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=3854 http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/national-security/civilian-feared-kidnapped-in-baghdad-3854/feed/ 0 Kurd-Arab patrols rattle Kirkuk http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/national-security/kurd-arab-patrols-rattle-kirkuk-3775/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kurd-arab-patrols-rattle-kirkuk http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/national-security/kurd-arab-patrols-rattle-kirkuk-3775/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:52:11 +0000 Alice Fordham http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=3775 http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/national-security/kurd-arab-patrols-rattle-kirkuk-3775/feed/ 0 Iraqi security marked by Arbayin violence http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/national-security/iraqi-security-marked-by-arbayin-violence-3764/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=iraqi-security-marked-by-arbayin-violence http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/national-security/iraqi-security-marked-by-arbayin-violence-3764/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:59:17 +0000 Alice Fordham http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=3764 http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/national-security/iraqi-security-marked-by-arbayin-violence-3764/feed/ 0 Baghdad hotel blasts puncture oil signing progress http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/national-security/hotel-bombings-in-baghdad-puncture-progress-in-oil-signings-3736/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hotel-bombings-in-baghdad-puncture-progress-in-oil-signings http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/national-security/hotel-bombings-in-baghdad-puncture-progress-in-oil-signings-3736/#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:36:55 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=3736 http://www.iraqoilreport.com/security/national-security/hotel-bombings-in-baghdad-puncture-progress-in-oil-signings-3736/feed/ 1