Today’s Iraq Oil Report is a cultural and political wrap-up, still vital information if you’re following Iraq’s oil sector.

Iraq’s Kurdish government says it will allow its security forces to confront Turkey if the Turkish troops chase Kurdish separatists into civilian areas, Asso Ahmed and Tina Susman report for the Los Angeles Times.

Turkish troops are digging deeper into Iraq territory, John Affleck reports for The Associated Press. And violence in the rest of the country has also ticked up.