Three days after Iraqi leaders declared the country's largest refinery secure, IS militants who control pockets of territory nearby have the facility in their crosshairs.

With a suspect in custody, Kurdistan security council says car bomb was detonated remotely.

Attackers did not penetrate consulate security or injure any American personnel, but at least three people were killed.

After seizing Tikrit and setting sights on further gains, pro-government forces have been put on their heels by IS offensives.

As the assault enters its fourth day, IS militants have punched a hole in the security perimeter of Iraq's largest refinery.

Several attacks by IS fighters over the weekend highlight the ongoing challenge of establishing the security zone needed to protect and re-start Iraq's largest refinery.

Iraq's interior minister toured southern Iraq to promote a security plan and allay concerns over recent violence and the government's increasing dependence on militias.

After being ousted from Ajil and Hamrin oil fields, IS fighters are launching deadly asymmetrical attacks that continue to cripple Iraq's northern oil sector.

Shia militias who chased Islamic State militants from Diyala province are being blamed for intensifying sectarian violence, including the assassination of two aides to the governor.