Iraqi security forces have been ordered to retake control of oil assets and military bases that have been under KRG protection since 2014.
Following provocative federal troop movements on the southern outskirts of Kirkuk, Peshmerga-Hashid fighting has broken out in another part of Iraq's disputed territories.
The top Hashid commander in Kirkuk discusses rising military tensions after Kurdistan's independence referendum.
The Peshmerga commander responsible for the KRG's fourth sector, including south of Kirkuk, talks about recent military escalations.
As political and military tensions mount around Kirkuk, the governor discusses the future of the province and its oil.
The KRG fears federal Iraqi forces are plotting a "major attack" days after tensions combusted into two, hour-long firefights near the disputed Bai Hassan oil field.
The Hawija offensive is nearly complete, causing some Iraqi leaders to declare victory - but there is still fighting to be done.
Kurdish security forces and Iranian tanks have deployed to opposite sides of the Parwezkhan crossing, as Baghdad moves to exert federal control over border posts.
Multiple wellheads at the Alas field are burning as IS militants defend one of their last Iraqi strongholds from an ongoing offensive.
The KRG oil sector is in the crosshairs of Iraq's Parliament and Turkey's president, who are seeking to stop the momentum of Kurdish secession after Monday's referendum.
