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.
Yahya Ahmed, IWPR Online. April 22, 2008. "They are Kurds and demand their own rights": Villagers in northern Iraq continue to support rebels fighting Turkey and Iran.
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.
Juan Cole, Informed Comment. August 8, 2007. Iraqi-Turkish relations are strained, and the Kurds pass an oil law before the national government in Baghdad.
Ben Lando, UPI. May 14, 2007. In Washington, the passage of a final oil law is a key benchmark for the Iraqis to achieve. But Iraq's factions aren't on the same page, and their differences could lead to even more conflict.
