Security

Kurdistan refinery protests spark deadly violence

At least one person is dead and several injured after security forces cracked down on unemployed truck drivers demanding work at the Lanaz refinery near Erbil.

A truck prepares to load at the Lanaz oil refinery on the Gwer road west or Erbil, March 31, 2015 (PATRICK OSGOOD/Iraq Oil Report)

Jun 7, 2009

Heads in the sand

The fragility of Sunni incorporation into Iraqi governance could have been headed off earlier in the war.

Jun 7, 2009

Post-“surge” Iraq

Understanding the surge in Iraq and what’s ahead.

Jun 7, 2009

Laid to rest

U.S. official tasked with advising Iraq Electricity Ministry, killed in Fallujah IED, returns to family in Chicago.

Jun 1, 2009

Baghdadis resigned to sporadic violence

They say it will continue to plague the city for some time, but won’t stop them getting on with their lives.

May 28, 2009

Iraq: living in hiding

Lawlessness and sectarian violence quickly engulfed Iraq after the fall of Saddam, leaving women vulnerable.

May 26, 2009

American electricity adviser killed

Right hand to Electricity Minister, others, hit by roadside bomb in Fallujah.

May 25, 2009

Najaf’s displaced struggle to survive

In holy city, Iraqis require basic services after violence forces them from home.

May 25, 2009

Basra’s battered culture re-emerges

Iraq’s artistic centre tries to recover from militia rule.

May 19, 2009

Border conflicts test Kurdish tightrope act

American support seen as crucial to helping Iraqi Kurds resolve rebel conflicts with Turkey and Iran.

May 19, 2009

New violations at the Interior Ministry

Police implicated in gold robbery and killing, renewing fears state agency is involved in crimes.