Pipeline attack again ahead of Kurdish crude restart
The second pipeline attack in two and a half weeks briefly cut Iraq oil exports into Turkey as regional tensions rise.
The aftermath of a fire on the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline on July 21, 2012 in Mardin. Turkish officials blamed sabotage for the fire that erupted late yesterday on the pipeline carrying Iraqi crude to a Mediterranean port from where it is transported to world markets, Anatolia news agency reported. (SELAHATTIN EROL/AFP/GettyImages)
ERBIL - Iraq's crude export pipeline to Turkey was taken offline in a suspected attack by a Kurdish resistance group as domestic tensions rise and regional conflicts intensify.
The attack took place less than three weeks after a similar attack on the same location, attributed to the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which has been emboldened by Syrian Kurds' nascent autonomy amid the revolution there.
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