Security

Basra tanker attack marks deepening crisis for Iraq oil sector

Iraq is facing a widening array of security threats and economic consequences from the Iran war.

Iraqi ports director Farhan al-Fartousi (right) conducts an inspection on March 12, 2026, of the site of an Iranian attack on oil tankers the previous night. (Photo credit: General Company for Ports of Iraq)

Sep 18, 2013

New pipeline bombing adds to Kirkuk field woes

Iraq's export pipeline to Turkey was bombed again, depriving Iraq of oil sales and compounding production setbacks at its northern fields.

Aug 29, 2013

Tigris towns shut off water to avoid oil contamination

More than a week after a major oil spill, authorities are still struggling to staunch the flow of a massive oil slick on Iraq's main waterway.

Aug 22, 2013

Pipeline bombed again, Tigris contamination feared

Local officials warn of water contamination after a series of overnight bombings shut the export pipeline and send crude into the Tigris River.

Aug 18, 2013

Syrian refugees entering Kurdistan by the thousands

The floodgates of the Syrian civil war's humanitarian crisis are open as refugees cross a new Tigris River bridge by the busloads and pour into overcrowded camps.

Aug 14, 2013

Northern oil pipeline, police attacked

Insurgents bombed the already crippled northern export pipeline and attacked the security forces trying to protect it.

Aug 10, 2013

As disputed territories bleed, security turf war intensifies

Federal, Kurdish, and local authorities are scrambling to combat a rash of militant attacks – and using the occasion to reinforce contentious territorial claims.

Jul 29, 2013

Bombing takes out Iraq-Turkey pipeline

Less than two weeks after it recovered from a month-long outage, Iraq's northern export pipeline has suffered yet another bombing.

Jun 17, 2013

Oil police killed along export pipeline, workers kidnapped

In a bloody day in Iraq, six Oil Police members were killed and two drilling company workers were kidnapped amid widespread bomb attacks.

Jun 11, 2013

Kogas to keep Akkas project as Iraq reinforces security

Violence in Anbar province isn't deterring the Korea Gas Corp. as Iraq's security forces increase protection of the Akkas gas field.

Jun 10, 2013

Army brigade defects in disputed territories

More than 1,000 Iraqi Army troops in Tuz Khurmatu, the site of past Kurd-Arab violence, have defied their chain of command, refused to redeploy, and could soon formally join the Peshmerga.