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.
Angolan state firm took a run at southern Ninewa fields, but the area produced more terrorism than oil.
Despite problems securing oil infrastructure in the north, Iraq is fast-tracking development of the Hamrin field, not far from a militant stronghold.
It's back to business as usual in Iraq's biggest oil fields after Iraqi oil and security officials quickly moved to improve security and reassure foreign oil firms.
Clashes between Iraqi security forces and Anbari protesters and tribes likely to kill newborn agreement to ease year of tension.
After several senior military commanders died in an ambush, Maliki is reshuffling security leadership and warning protesters to leave the streets or be treated as terrorists.
