Umid Hameed
After ISIS advance, Kurds win back important control over northern Iraq’s oil
In the chaos following the invasion of Iraq by ISIS militants, Kurdish militias have taken control of oil facilities near Kirkuk — and brought Kurdish oil workers along with them. Baghdad claims it’s a power grab, but the Kurds say they’re only protecting what’s naturally theirs.In the chaos following the invasion of Iraq by ISIS militants, Kurdish militias have taken control of oil facilities near Kirkuk — and brought Kurdish oil workers along with them. Baghdad claims it’s a power grab, but the Kurds say they’re only protecting what’s naturally theirs.