Plus: *Turkey state oil firm holds Iraq oil deal talks in Japan *Samarra power station gets fast-track *Emir of Anbar's Dulaim tribe talks elections *West Point report: Iran more successful in political infiltration than militias *Babylon security now in Iraq's hands *Inside the mind of the PKK *Christians, minorities fear in Iraq *That's Not Tea! [...]
Oil for Soil: Crisis Group proposes ‘grand bargain’ on Iraq oil land dispute
Plus: *Iraqi Kurd-central government tension escalates *Iraq limits oil companies to one lead role in oil deals *Former SCOP Chief Khawaja’s recommendations *U.S. threatens Iraq aid and other SOFA developments *Basra worker protest *Iraq Press Roundup *Much more Oil for Soil: the International Crisis Group is proposing what its calling a "grand bargain" to head [...]
- Talks on Iraq’s oil disputes not officially happening …
- New anti-Kurd oil deal block has majority in Parliament …
- Iraq northern oil allegedly travelling through Talabani-controlled KRG and into Iran
- No deals yet in Baghdad oil meetings with Iraqi Kurds … Turkey invades Iraq … Kirkuk, a oil-rich hot spot, settled for six months … LGBTQ in Iraq … Dollars and Bullets …
- Baghdad vs. Irbil begins … Lukoil getting itchy for W. Qurna … The fate of Basra and Kirkuk …
Basra break in violence allows oil workers to leave, head to work…
Plus: *The State of Basra *Crescent Petroleum sponsors Iraqi universities in oil confab *Oil deals unlikely for months *Iraq war drains U.S. budget for fuel *Iraqi parties prevent ban on honor killing *Japan-Iraq collaboration A lull in fighting in the oil-rich province of Basra allowed oil field workers to return to work, ensuring output of [...]
