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Taking advantage of festering divisions within Kurdistan and the weakening of the KRG government, Iraq's central government has seized its opportunity to take back control over Kurdistan's most valuable resource, writes Joseph Daher.
Comment: For the Kurds, consolidating control of Kirkuk's substantial oil source is essential for achieving their long-standing ambition of independence, Jonathan Fenton-Harvey writes.
Turkey and Saudi Arabia are gradually warming to Assad's Syria through a limited process of normalisation. But these ties remain fragile, says Joseph Daher.
The projection has a proposed value of $20 billion and will see goods transported from the Gulf to Europe via Iraq.
Khor Mor's operation suspension hits Kurdistan's energy, with Dana Gas's field being a critical source for powering nearly 80% of the region's power plants.
The delay in implementation comes amidst ongoing financial and political tensions between Baghdad and Erbil.
Despite the attacks, the Iraqi government reportedly aims to purchase gas from the field without KRG's consent.
Due to safety concerns after a drone attack, a Canadian-Turkish consortium suspended operations at the Khor Mor gas field expansion in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Negotiations have stalled due to conflicting demands between Turkey, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and the Iraqi federal government.
Deep disagreements between the two main Kurdish ruling parties in the Iraqi Kurdistan region is the main cause of delaying a parliamentary vote on Iraq’s budget bill for 2023.