Gas field facilities have been ravaged and booby-trapped by IS militants, and tensions are mounting between rival security forces.

Four oil smuggling operations have been uncovered, but the suspected perpetrators are so powerful that security forces cannot safely make public accusations.

The IS group is on the verge of losing the rest of its urban territory – and Iraq soon gets back its largest gas field.

Iraqi troops attempt to cross the Peshmerga line in a bid to control a strategic choke point for northern oil exports.

Federal forces regain control of government buildings, military bases, and oil fields – including Bai Hassan and Avana – which had been appropriated by the KRG.