Turkish jets and artillery have targeted Kurdish forces south of the strategic town of Jarablus, according to a monitor and local sources, as Turkey continues a major military offensive inside northern Syria. Turkey first sent tanks across the border on Wednesday as part of a two-pronged operation against Islamic State of Iraq ... Read More »

Kurdish Peshmerga forces launched a fresh attack on Islamic State (IS) militants early on Sunday, as part of a campaign to capture the de facto IS capital Mosul, a Kurdish official said. The advance began after heavy shelling and U.S.-led coalition air strikes against IS forces, a Reuters correspondent reported ... Read More »

DNO, a Norwegian oil and gas company with strong Iraqi assets, said Friday it made a $300 million bid for Gulf Keystone Petroleum, which is restructuring debt. DNO said it was offering 40 percent of the full offer in cash, which it said would give investors in Gulf Keystone Petroleum ... Read More »