Government forces at Iraq's largest refinery are under attack as insurgents seek to extend their control over the facility.
Production levels should remain steady, but BP and Exxon have withdrawn some staff from southern Iraq in response to insurgent violence in the north.
Shia leaders are turning to militias and calling on citizens to reinforce security forces, as ISIS and other Sunni militants fight toward Baghdad.
As their massive offensive continues, insurgents now control the Baiji refinery and several oil fields, which could be used to support further operations.
Peshmerga forces assumed control of Iraq's disputed territories, including Kirkuk, as the Iraqi Army continues to crumble amidst a massive ISIS offensive.
The militant jihadist group that has taken control of Mosul and Fallujah is now pushing to control other key areas of northern Iraq.
Five months after ISIS seized control of Fallujah, Iraqi forces have launched a combined air and ground campaign to retake the city.
The April 16 bombing of pipelines near the Tigris has sent oil spilling into the river and endangered the water supply for millions of Iraqis.
Militants have disabled Iraq's northern export pipeline since March, and are now targeting other energy infrastructure.
As militants seize control of a dam in Fallujah, the government is planning for April 30 elections in which worsening security problems will not allow many Anbar residents to vote.
