Kirkukis face long lines for fuel

KIRKUK - A combination of busier roads in Kirkuk and the slow decay of its nearby oil infrastructure is putting pressure on the city's fuel supply, leading to long queues and increased prices at gasoline stations.

Residents and local officials from the Kirkuk Oil Products Company are not yet describing the situation as a fuel crisis, instead attributing lines at the pumps to a gradual increase in traffic, particularly taxis, and the increasing use of the city as a waypoint between the central and southern provinces of the region.