Sparked by the Gaza war, increased strikes on American targets highlight the weakness of an Iraqi government pinned between opposing political and military forces.
The fall semester still hasn't started for public school students in Kurdistan's Sulaimaniya province due to financial and political dysfunction.
Iraqi Army and Peshmerga forces clashed over a strategically important position near key energy assets.
Security and intelligence forces are exposing sleeper cells of Kurdish youth radicalized by Islamic State ideology in alarming numbers.
Baghdad takes a hard line against budget transfers to KRG as negotiations falter, prompting civil servant strikes and imminent protests.
Increasingly frequent attacks deep inside KRG territory pose danger for civilians and underscore challenges for diplomacy.
A splintering of opposition groups in Iraqi Kurdistan is complicating efforts to meet Iranian demands for secure borders in order to avoid more drone and missile attacks.
Rising investment of military resources signals enduring power of politically connected armed groups.
Iraq's former interior minister discusses the structure of the country's military and top security issues facing the new government.
Friday's attack did not cause damage, but it did highlight unresolved security risks to a gas field responsible for most of Kurdistan's electricity feedstock.
