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Abdulmahdi makes bold Baiji trip

On his first full day on the job, the new Oil Minister made his first site visit - to a key refinery still under siege by insurgents.

Oil field burns after ISIS retreat

Militants set fire to facilities at the Ain Zalah field and then withdrew, following a Thursday offensive by Kurdish forces and weeks of U.S. air strikes in the area.

Rescued from Mount Sinjar

A survivor of a deadly helicopter crash recounts efforts by Kurdish Peshmerga, Iraqi Army U.S. Special Forces, and Syrian YPG fighters to save civilians from ISIS militants and starvation.

The forgotten front

Outside the zone of American air strikes, Kurdish forces are reeling as insurgents advance in Jalawla, extending their control into a key pocket of land between Kirkuk, Sulaimaniya, Baghdad and Iran.