An attack near the Swara Tika and Atrush oil fields comes a week after a pipeline explosion blamed on the PKK, and as Turkey pressures leaders in Erbil and Baghdad to confront the guerrilla group.
Security
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Worsening tensions between Erbil, Ankara, and the Kurdish guerrilla group raise the risk of renewed threats to the KRG's only oil export route.
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Repairs of gas pipeline explosion 10 days ago identified additional problems, causing delays to electricity feedstocks.
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The Sept. 30 rocket attack near the Erbil airport highlights the reach of rogue militant groups and the risks they pose to the investment climate in both federal Iraq and Kurdistan.
