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Revealed: American Diplomat's Troubling Role in Iraqi Oil Politics

Helena Cobban, IPS News. October 19, 2009.

For many years, U.S. diplomat Peter Galbraith had a secret financial interest in the political breakup of Iraq.

In Northern Iraq, Journalists Who Expose Government Corruption Can Pay a Deadly Price

Carol Burke, AlterNet. August 3, 2009.

In Iraq, the murders of journalists routinely go unsolved.

Will Iraq's Next Battle be Between the Kurds and Baghdad?

Mohammed A. Salih, IPS News. March 7, 2009.

The balance of power in Iraq is quickly tilting toward forces that Kurds perceive as hostile.

In Kirkuk, Mobile Ringtones Are a High-Stakes Exercise in Identity Politics

Samah Samad, Institute for War and Peace Reporting. February 20, 2009.

"Politics have started to creep into our daily lives in the smallest ways because of the ethnic tensions and instability."

What Will Iraq's Provincial Elections Mean for the Country?

Dahr Jamail, IPS News. February 2, 2009.

After a strong turnout and minimal violence, Iraqis are seeking signs of political recovery.

Iraqis Go to the Polls: What to Watch For

Robert Dreyfuss, The Nation. January 30, 2009.

A guide to Iraq's first election since 2005.

Suicide Bomb Kills 55 at Packed Iraq Restaurant

Marwan Ibrahim, Middle East Online. December 12, 2008.

"The restaurant was full when the bomb exploded," said one survivor. "It sent glass flying and destroyed the walls."

Massive Bombing In Iraqi Oil Area

Staff, Iraq Oil Report AlterNet: War on Iraq. December 11, 2008.

Kirkuk is Iraq's second most important oil area, and the scene of dispute between Iraqi Kurds and Arabs.

Oil for Soil: Crisis Group Proposes "Grand Bargain" on Iraq Oil Land Dispute

Iraq Oil ReportOctober 29, 2008.

The goal is to de-escalate tensions between Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government and the central government in Baghdad.

New Wave of Violence Against Iraqi Journalists

Shawkat Al-Bayati, Institute for War and Peace Reporting. October 20, 2008.

"Conditions for journalists and media workers were relatively good, but now we are seriously thinking of quitting our work."

Tensions Rising Between Kurds and Iraqi Government

Mohammed A. Salih, IPS News. September 30, 2008.

A dispute over territory is raising fears that of ethnic clashes between Kurds and Arabs.

Fears of New Fighting as Tensions Mount Over Kirkuk

Ali al-Mansouri, Azzaman. August 11, 2008.

The battle over the oil-rich Province of Kirkuk, once ignited, would be almost impossible to extinguish.

A Possible Deal on Kirkuk?

Mohammed A. Salih, IPS News. June 5, 2008.

A breakthrough in negotiations over the fate of the oil-rich Iraqi province of Kirkuk may be in the works.

A Simmering Battle Over Kirkuk

Sam Dagher, Christian Science Monitor. April 29, 2008.

Tensions are rising between Kurdish, Arab, and Turkmen factions over the heart of northern Iraq's oil industry.

Pressure Building in Kirkuk: Will It Be the Next to Explode?

Caroline Tosh, Zaineb Ahmed, Institute for War and Peace Reporting. April 1, 2008.

The US needs to persuade the political winners of recent years to cede some of their power, but that might be easier said than done.

Iraq's Three Civil Wars

Juan Cole, MIT Center for International Studies. March 6, 2008.

There are three major conflicts in Iraq -- and the U.S. is virtually powerless to stop them.

Tribes Who Once Protected Kirkuk Pipelines Now Sabotage Them

Institute for War and Peace ReportingSeptember 10, 2007.

Local tribes who reap massive profits from stolen oil are likely to obstruct the authorities' attempts to protect pipelines.

The Next Invasion of Iraq? Kurdish Mountain Army Awaits Turkish Incursion

Patrick Cockburn, CounterPunch. July 23, 2007.

Another war in Iraq looms as Turkey's 140,000 troops amassed on the border with Kurdish Iraq threatens to set off a new wave of violence and destabilization in the Middle East.

Kirkuk Vote Could Touch Off New Civil War in Iraq

Ben Lando, UPI. July 22, 2007.

A historic vote in Iraq's northern territories could right past wrongs, but it might also spark a new front in the country's many-sided civil conflict.

Iraq's Next Civil War

Patrick Cockburn, The Telegraph (UK). March 28, 2007.

Oil-rich Kirkuk is at a melting-point. With most Western eyes focused on the sectarian violence that’s torn Baghdad apart, this Borthern city is spiraling out of control.