The United States said Thursday it would allow its diplomats to return to Iraq, nearly a month after they were ordered out as a precaution following US strikes […]

Iraq approved a plan for its semi-autonomous Kurdish region to transfer oil to Baghdad, a step toward resuming exports that have been halted for more than two years.

The semi-autonomous region did not confirm the export plan, but Baghdad and Erbil have been in negotiations since late February to end a stand-off that has halted flows from the north of the country to Turkey’s Mediterranean port of Ceyhan.

U.S. State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce addressed the evolving security situation in Iraq, highlighting Secretary Rubio’s decision to end the ordered departure status for U.S. Mission personnel,

Iraq approved a plan for its semi-autonomous Kurdish region to transfer oil to Baghdad, a key step toward resuming exports that have been halted for more than two years.

Iraqi Kurdistan will resume oil exports through a pipeline to Turkey after a two-year halt, Iraq's federal government said on Thursday despite a fourth day of drone attacks that have shut down half of the region's output.

BAGHDAD — Drones targeted oil fields in Iraq’s semi-autonomous northern Kurdish region Wednesday, the latest in a series of attacks in recent days that have put several oil facilities out of commission.

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