Kurdistan's financial crisis has provided an impetus for government reform, including overlapping efforts to fight low-level corruption.
Q&A: Ahmad Anwar, head of the Kurdistan Integrity Commission
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Iraqi exports rise as OPEC continues quota increase
Iraq's November exports increased, but oil revenues dipped because of falling global crude prices.
Iraqi crude output falls as tighter OPEC quotas take effect
Crude production and exports decreased in November as Iraq began output cuts in response to tighter OPEC-plus output targets.
Q&A: Ahmad Chalabi
The head of the Parliament Finance Committee talks about priorities for cutting costs while being able to pay for defense, refugees and IOCs.
November exports rise ahead of expected surge
Iraq on track to end year on upward trend for oil exports, though phantom Kirkuk sales go unexplained.
Ahmad Chalabi and the Great Man Theory of History
Last month was the third anniversary of the death of Ahmad Chalabi. It came only a few days after what was the 20th anniversary of President Bill Clinton’s signing of the Iraq Liberation Act, which passed with a vote of 360 to 38 in the House of Representatives and by unanimous consent in the Senate. This bill was […]
America, Iraq and the legacy of Ahmad Chalabi
My first meeting with Ahmad Chalabi was 16 years ago. I was working on a story about what was then a little known organization — Al Qaeda — and the August 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in East Africa. A colleague suggested that Chalabi had something to say about the plot. Back then, he […]
Why America invented Ahmad Chalabi
With his death, the Iraqi politician Ahmad Chalabi is once again in the news. Detractors rage about his supply of fabricated intelligence on Iraqi weapons of mass destruction that supposedly tricked Washington into war. Supporters claim he was a heroic dissident who was never given the chance to transform his troubled country into paradise. Both miss the real story, which […]
November exports decline as global prices drop
Iraq's revenues fell steeply, as the mid-month resumption of Kirkuk oil sales via Turkey was not enough to offset southern export disruptions and sinking oil prices.
Wasted money, global concern over Iraq’s persistent gas flaring
The World Bank says Iraq's burning of associated gas is an environmental catastrophe that could erase progress made worldwide.
Facing financial crunch, Iraq boosts November production
Despite ongoing OPEC-plus efforts to limit global supply, Iraq increased oil output as the government desperately seeks revenue to narrow record deficits.
Oil exports and revenues slump in November
Export volumes are expected to slide further as Iraq makes new OPEC-plus commitment to support prices with reduced output.
IS insurgency exploits Baghdad-KRG conflict
Thousands of federal and Kurdish soldiers are pointing their weapons at each other, leaving volatile territory inadequately guarded and vulnerable to an emboldened IS insurgency.
Facing critical threats to oil independence, KRG leaders fail to unify
Violent political disputes bewteen Kurdistan's ruling parties are undermining their leverage in Baghdad at a pivotal time of government formation.
Student protests highlight ongoing KRG budget pressures
Demonstrators have blocked highways and picketed government buildings in Sulaimaniya and Erbil, demanding a further unwinding of government austerity measures.
Iraq shatters export records
In combination, Iraq's federal government and Kurdistan region exported about 4 million bpd last month, but both governments still face crippling cash shortages.
Iraq oil exports reverse two-month decline
Oil sales from both the federal government and the KRG increased in November.
Record pipeline flows, but Kurdistan oil revenues dip
Saddled with debt to oil traders, Erbil remains unable to make payroll despite increased exports.
Fallujans’ faith in local justice renewed
Residents pleased to see restoration of local court after putting up with years of so-called tribal justice.
Oil exports continue rebound
Iraq's oil sales rose through both southern and northern export routes despite ongoing upgrades, maintenance and security issues.
IS targets Tuz again, exposing deep-rooted divisions
A coordinated and well-planned IS offensive that killed the Tuz Khurmatu police chief shook the relatively secure frontline town, setting off alleged extrajudicial killings of prisoners nearby and a violent end to a tentative ceasefire between Kurdish and Turkomen forces.
Absent government, fragile truce holds in Tuz Khurmatu
A deal negotiated between Shia militia and Kurdish Peshmerga leaders, brokered in part by an Iranian official, has for now tempered sectarian violence.
UN says 888 killed in Iraq violence in November
The United Nations says 888 people were killed in violence in Iraq in November, up from 714 the previous month. The U.N. Assistance Mission for Iraq says in a statement Tuesday that 489 of those killed in November were civilians, including police. The other 399 were members of Iraqi security forces, including the Kurdish peshmerga, Interior Ministry SWAT forces […]
Iraqi exports shoot to near-record levels
Federal exports hit their second-highest monthly average in history, but KRG sales declined steeply in the aftermath of Kirkuk upheaval.