Most of Iraq's border oil fields contain landmines left from previous wars, but must be removed to boost production.
Iraq's young navy and marines and their American and British counterparts are in a race against time to ensure the safety of the country's most important piece of infrastructure, the al-Basra Oil Terminal.
A civilian contractor has disappeared in Baghdad and now appears to feature in a militant group's video, raising fears that kidnap tactics may return to Iraq
Kurd, Arab and US soldiers are patrolling areas around the disputed, oil-rich city of Kirkuk, to the alarm of locals.
Religious pilgrims are targeted in suicide attack that poses challenges to pre-election security and threatens to reverse recent security gains.
Dozens are killed in bombings that shocked the capital, targeting popular hotels in the run-up to March 7 elections.
Spokesperson acknowledges Iraqi Army 4th Division to blame for letting four bombs hit the northern oil export pipeline since Oct. 26, says government working on solution.
Iraqi and U.S. security officials say it’s not a coincidence the four recent attacks on the northern oil pipeline occurred under the watch of the 4th Iraqi Army Division.
The northern export pipeline will not be back online until Thursday despite earlier expectations damage from the explosion repaired Tuesday.
Repair crews are scrambling to fix yet another interdiction in the northern crude export pipeline which is being blamed on sabotage.
