Special to WorldTribune.com A U.S. Marine was killed in a rocket attack by Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) in northern Iraq on March 19, the Pentagon reported. “Earlier today a U.S. Marine providing force protection fire support at a recently established coalition fire base near Makhmur in northern Iraq was killed after coming under ISIL […]
Special to WorldTribune.com BAGHDAD — Iraq’s Kurdistan was expected to increase crude oil production in 2014. A leading operator said Kurdistan would register an increase of 140,000 barrels of oil at the largest-producing field in the autonomous northern Iraqi region. The operator, Taq Taq Operating Co., did not cite any obstacles from the offensive by […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has defined its military mission in northern Iraq. Officials said the U.S. air campaign against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant was limited to protecting American troops in northern Iraq. They said the air campaign did not envision the destruction of ISIL’s presence in the autonomous […]
[layerslider id=”4″] Special to WorldTribune.com Vianney LE CAER is a freelance photojournalist (Instagram @vlecaer) currently based in Irbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, who sent the following along with his exclusive photos on Aug. 7: “Last night I witnessed here a vast gathering of Peshmerga (Kurdish soldiers) and armed civilians taking to the streets of the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com BAGHDAD — Iraq, despite huge reserves, has seen a loss of interest by Western energy majors. Industry sources said Western contractors have reduced their activity in Iraq while focusing on other areas, including the autonomous Kurdistan in the north. The sources cited rampant corruption as well the insurgency war, factors that the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Norman Bailey The Iran of the Shah was friendly to Israel, but the theocracy that overthrew it is not. The Turkey of the Ataturk secularists was friendly to Israel, but the Turkey of the Islamists is not. The Egypt of Mubarak was friendly to Israel, but the government of the Muslim […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Norman Bailey Egypt, Syria and Iran get the attention, but there are plenty of other places in the region where trouble is brewing. In the increasingly chaotic Middle East, certain crises get most of the attention: the Egyptian economic meltdown; the anarchy in the Sinai Peninsula; the Iranian nuclear threat, and […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — The Kurdish Regional Government has overseen an increase in crude oil discoveries. A Canadian company has reported two oil-bearing zones in northern Iraq. ShaMaran Petroleum, which has already reported two other discoveries, said the latest deposits were located in the Pulkhana-9 appraisal well. ShaMaran said it conducted six tests after […]