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Members of Kurdish Peshmerga forces stand atop a hill during clashes with ISIS militants in Jalawla, Iraq, on June 14, 2014.
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This file photo shows a worker walking on an oil pipeline at the Khurmala oil field on the outskirts of the city of Erbil, in Iraq’s Kurdistan region, on December 4, 2013. (Reuters/Stringer)
Kurdistan to begin exporting oil through SOMO after loan from Baghdad: KRG officials
Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) will begin exporting oil through under Baghdad’s supervision once it receives a loan it says was promised from the Iraqi government, as part of an agreement reached between the two sides on Thursday,...Caption:
This file photo shows a worker walking on an oil pipeline at the Khurmala oil field on the outskirts of the city of Erbil, in Iraq’s Kurdistan region, on December 4, 2013. (Reuters/Stringer)
Iraqi Kurdistan may raise oil output by up to 80 percent in next two months: official
Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Iraq will in the next two months raise its oil production levels by up to 80 percent, a senior Kurdish energy official told Asharq Al-Awsat. Dalshad Shaaban, vice-president of the Energy and Natural...Caption:
Kurdish Peshmerga troops participate in an intensive security deployment against ISIS militants in Zumar on October 25, 2014. (REUTERS/Ari Jalal)
Iraqi forces claim to make more progress against ISIS
Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraqi government and Kurdish forces claimed to be making progress against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on Saturday and Sunday, retaking territory in northern Iraq from the group with the backing of Shi’ite militias and US...Caption:
This file photo reportedly shows fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on the Mosul Dam on August 9. (AFP Photo)