Sunni Insurgent strikes close oil fields in northern Iraq
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Tuesday, January 11, 2005
BAGHDAD — Iraq has been forced to suspend operations in the northern oil
sector.
The Iraqi Oil Ministry has acknowledged that a series of Sunni strikes in the
area of Kirkuk have halted exports and refining. Officials said the ministry
would require at least a week for the resumption of the activities.
The suspended activities have included exports to neighboring Turkey and the
refining of oil, Middle East Newsline reported. Officials said the insurgency
attacks targeted a range of oil facilities, including pipelines linked to power
stations and oil pipelines to the Turkish port of Ceyhan.
"It's been total war," Oil Minister Thamir Al Ghadbhan said.
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