Militants chase repair crews from bombed pipeline
Exports through the Iraq-Turkey Pipeline (ITP) have stopped since at least March 8 because militants have attacked the line and mounted a defensive position, making it impossible for Iraqi Army-protected Oil Ministry technicians to perform repairs.
A giant fire blazes after a pipeline near Kirkuk was bombed on Feb. 15, 2005. Since then, pipelines in northern Iraq have remained vulnerable to attacks. (MARWAN IBRAHIM/AFP/Getty Images)
Exports through the Iraq-Turkey Pipeline (ITP) have stopped since at least March 8 because militants have attacked the line and mounted a defensive position, making it impossible for Iraqi Army-protected Oil Ministry technicians to perform repairs.
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