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The article reports that the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) of northern Iraq exported one hundred million dollars worth of Kurdish crude oil to Turkey, an act which the Iraqi government, with U.S. support, has treated as a challenge to its sovereignty. Topics include Iraq's assertion that the Kurdish oil is stolen goods, the oil market in the Middle East, autonomy efforts by the KRG, and an oil shipment on the United Leadership tanker.

The article reports on the assistance sought by Iraq from the United Nations Security Council aimed at evicting the Turkish forces, deployed near the stronghold of the extremist group the Islamic State, in the country.

The article reports on the kidnapping of a group of Turkish workers by masked gunmen in pickup trucks in Baghdad, Iraq in September 2015.

The article reports that the advance of Islamist militants in Iraq and Syria exposes North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member Turkey to violence with details on the Turkish nationals who were captured by the Sunni militant group Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) as of June 2014.

The article reports that Kurdistan will supply Turkey with petroleum through a pipeline deal, a move that angered officials in Baghdad, Iraq who claim the deal is illegal and refuse to approve the agreement.

The article briefly discusses a June 3, 2013 skirmish along Turkey's border with Iraq between Turkish armed forces and what one news station described as members of the Kurdistan Worker's Party.

The article looks at the petroleum industry in Kurdistan, reporting on a May 2013 agreement among the Turkish government, the Kurdish autonomous region of Iraq, and petroleum company Exxon Mobil Corp. to develop oil reserves in the region, and discussing the views of the U.S. and Iraq governments.