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Iraqi oil production continues edging higher in October

Nationwide crude output has risen steadily since May as the OPEC-plus group has relaxed quotas.
A worker with the state-run Iraqi Drilling Company performs reclamation work at the West Qurna 1 oil field in Basra, in October 2025. (Photo credit: IDC)

Insurgency worsens with deadly new tactics

The Islamic State militant group is staging increasingly bold attacks on both security forces and civilians in northern Iraq, with energy infrastructure also at risk.