KRG, Baghdad yet to reach oil export agreement: Official

The Turkish government was ordered to pay a fine of $1.5 billion in damages to Baghdad for unauthorized exports from the KRG between 2014 and 2018

Halt of Kurdish oil exports has cost KRG $550m

Exports had been expected to resume following an agreement between Baghdad and Erbil on 4 April that critics say would reinforce corruption

Baghdad wins arbitration over KRG crude exports to Turkiye

Meanwhile, the trading firm Trafigura also cut its ties with the KRG in January, further weakening the regional government's position

Iraqi, KRG PMs meet to discuss ending disputes

Iraqi and Kurdish leaders affirm the need to resolve issues regarding the distribution of oil revenues and the status of Iraq's disputed territories

KRG calls for energy cooperation with Baghdad

The KRG's efforts to sideline Baghdad in exporting oil and gas via Turkiye has stalled efforts to develop the region's gas capability

Iraqi president, KRG minister discuss resolution of outstanding issues

Tensions remain between Erbil and Baghdad due to Kurdish oil exports to Israel via Turkiye and the independence of Peshmerga forces from the Iraqi army

Meet the Anglo-Turkish oil company with an iron grip on KRG oil

The Kurdistan Regional Government has sold its soul to Turkish oil predators and Iraq is paying the price. Genel Energy is one such company, and the debt it has generated holds the country in hock.

Iraqi national security advisor in Tehran for border security talks

Iran vowed last week that it would resume military operations on the border if the security threat is not reigned in

Kurdish oil exports remain halted pending Turkish elections

Once a winner emerges in this weekends presidential runoff election, Ankara may use the oil dispute as leverage against Baghdad regarding water and the Turkish military presence in Iraq

US seeks to build additional military base in Iraq’s Anbar

Both the US and Turkiye have used the pretext of fighting ISIS as a way to establish new bases in the war-torn country

‘Terrorists linked to Israel’ arrested in Iran’s western border regions

Tehran says those detained entered the country from Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region

Turkish drone strike kills three Yazidi fighters in western Iraq

Turkiye continues to target members of the YBS, a PKK-linked group formed to protect Yazidis following the 2014 ISIS genocide

Turkiye leaves Baghdad waiting over resumption of oil exports

For years, the Kurdistan Regional Government gained billions of dollars in cash by exporting crude oil to Turkiye without the approval of the Iraqi federal government

Exclusive: Iraqi finance committee deputy calls for diversification away from US dollar

The Cradle speaks to Iraqi parliamentarian Hussain Mouanes on the various economic, financial, and political challenges facing Sudani's government.

Kurdish extremists discuss plans for terror attack against Yazidis

Sectarian tensions in the Sinjar region of Iraq remain high after rumors spread on social media that Yazidis had destroyed a mosque

Kurds ready to meet with Damascus, seek solution to Syrian crisis

Syrian Kurds currently partner with US forces to divide Syria, while stealing much of the country's desperately needed oil and grain

Turks cannot feel safe with PKK presence in northern Syria, Iraq: Erdogan

Erdogan's comments come in the wake of negotiations to normalize relations with Syria and a recent drone strike targeting SDF leader Mazloum Abdi

PM Sudani takes charge of Iraq

Only six months into the job, Iraqi PM Muhammad Shia al-Sudani is confronting head-on the multitude of Iraqi economic, financial, political, and foreign policy challenges. 

Washington investigates possible Turkish attack on US military in Iraq

The US personnel were accompanying Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) leader Mazloum Abdi, whose convoy was attacked in a possible assassination attempt in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

Iraq blames Turkiye for airport attack, Ankara denies involvement

Initial reports said the apparent drone attack targeted the head of the US-backed SDF Kurdish militia, however, the group has publicly denied this

Erbil, Baghdad reach preliminary agreement on oil export dispute

A prolonged halt on Kurdish oil exports could greatly damage the economy of the semi-autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan region

Iran’s Quds Force commander in Iraq for unannounced visit

Iran continues to hold significant influence in Iraq, something that is criticized by some Iraqis and welcomed by others

White House urges Turkiye, Iraq to resume Kurdish oil exports

Kurdish oil exports to Turkiye since 2014 have been deemed illegal by an international court

Independent Kurdistan in US interest: John Bolton

Bolton’s support for an independent Kurdish state in what is now northern Iraq highlights one of the key goals of neo-conservatives who conspired to launch the illegal invasion of the country with the world’s second-largest oil reserves

Iraqi, Turkish defense ministers discuss cooperation and security

The meeting comes after years of Turkiye's violations of Iraqi sovereignty in its fight against the PKK

Erbil oil revenues to come under Iraqi supervision

The move continues a trend reversing aspects of Kurdish autonomy gained since the 2003 US invasion of Iraq

The clash of two cities: Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, and the future of Iraq’s Kurdistan

The most successful Kurdish political experiment in West Asia is unravelling due to increasing divisions between the KDP and PUK, the two biggest political parties in Iraqi Kurdistan.

US troops will ‘remain in Iraq’: US Defense Secretary

According to officials and experts, Lloyd Austin’s visit to Iraq revolves around pushing back Iranian influence in the country

Turkish drone strike kills three YBS fighters in Sinjar

Turkish airstrikes in the region continue as Turkiye seeks to increase influence in former Ottoman territories

Long-range Iranian cruise missile operational: IRGC general

Iranian cruise and ballistic missiles are now capable of targeting all US military bases in the region, IRGC General Amir Ali Hajizadeh has revealed