Economy of Iraq

Smoke rises from a oil refinery in Baiji, north of Baghdad, in this picture taken through the windscreen of a car, June 19, 2014. Iraqi government forces battled Sunni rebels for control of the country's biggest refinery on Thursday as Prime Minister Nuri

The battle is on for one of Iraq’s major oil refineries

Conflict & Justice

Iraq’s domestic gasoline supplies are imperiled after the country’s major oil refinery was seized by ISIS rebels. The country’s oil exports, however, have gone largely unscathed.Iraq’s domestic gasoline supplies are imperiled after the country’s major oil refinery was seized by ISIS rebels. The country’s oil exports, however, have gone largely unscathed.