Security

Akkas gas field falters despite increasing power needs

Even as wartime supply disruptions push Iraq toward a summertime electricity crisis, the Akkas gas field is producing at a fraction of its potential.

Representatives of the Iraqi Oil Ministry and the U.S. company SLB gather in Baghdad on July 22, 2025, for the signing of a contract for the development of the Akkas gas field. (Photo credit: Oil Ministry)

Dec 23, 2014

Baiji refinery ‘more than a year’ from re-start

Iraq's largest oil refinery remains offline with damage assessments incomplete, attacks continuing, and the government unable to control intake or outflow pipeline routes.

Dec 18, 2014

Anbar overwhelmed by insurgent attacks

IS militants have launched a multi-pronged offensive, reversing tentative gains by pro-government forces and sinking the province deeper into chaos.

Dec 9, 2014

Q & A: Shia militia commander Ali Jamal Hussein

A senior commander of Saraya al-Khorasani, a powerful militia in northern Iraq, denies accusations of sectarian cleansing against Sunnis and discusses training and support from Iran.

Dec 8, 2014

Shia militias spark furor in disputed territories

Iran-backed militias are integral to the battle against IS militants and infamous for atrocities against Sunnis; now, they are also in conflict with Iraqi Kurds.

Nov 19, 2014

UPDATE: Bomb hits Iraqi Kurdish capital

A deadly bombing in downtown Erbil - the first such attack in over a year - could cause Kurdistan to restrict the influx of refugees.

Oct 25, 2014

Basra security continues to decline

In Iraq's oil capital, at least four people have been killed in shootings and three more have been kidnapped in the past week.

Oct 22, 2014

U.S. providing backup in push to retake Baiji, Anbar

After four months of a deadly stalemate, Iraqi forces now appear on the offensive in the battle for Iraq's largest refinery.

Oct 9, 2014

Kidnappings, bombings hit Basra

Far away from the threat of IS militants, Iraq's oil capital is slipping toward lawlessness after a month of abductions and explosions.

Oct 8, 2014

Shootout between ‘allies’ underscores Iraq divisions

In Tuz Khurmatu, a gun battle between Shia militia and Kurdish fighters – nominal partners in the fight against IS militants – highlights the ethnic and sectarian tensions pulling northern Iraq apart.

Sep 24, 2014

Abadi shakes up military leadership after Anbar massacre

After dozens of Iraqi Army and militia fighters died in an ambush by IS militants – the latest setback in a 10-month fight for Anbar – Iraq's new PM has fired two top generals.