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Drone attacks signal elevated risks for Kurdistan

A barrage of drone attacks in the past four days highlights rising security threats stemming from regional conflicts and Baghdad-Erbil political tensions.
Passengers enter the terminal of Erbil International Airport in February 2014. (JEFFERY BEALL/Wikimedia Commons)

Turkey shuts key Kurdistan border crossing

The Ibrahim Khalil crossing, an artery of KRG commerce, is closed for a second day as Turkey goes on the offensive in Kurdish areas of the country’s southeast.

Assassins hit North Oil Company again

The NOC's deputy inspector general, who had reportedly been investigating oil smuggling, was injured in an attack that killed two others.

Kurds retake a ruined Sinjar

An array of Kurdish forces burst into Sinjar town Friday, marking a key victory against Islamic State militants.

Sinjar operation begins

A joint assault on the IS-held town of Sinjar is slowly unfolding, with Kurdish government and militia forces, including Yezidi units, sharing the battlespace.

Splits over Sinjar strategy leave town in IS control

Power struggles among rival Kurdish forces, several backed by the U.S., are frustrating a long-planned offensive to retake the city whose sacking drew the world’s attention to the IS invasion.