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Iraq: Petrol crisis hits Kurdish region
The shutdown of Iraq's biggest refinery, roads blocked by fighting, and skyrocketing demand have created the worst fuel crisis in years in the country's semi-autonomous Kurdish region. Duration: 01:32
published: 27 Jun 2014
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Drivers struggle as fuel prices in Kurdish region jump
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Prices of fuel in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region have spiked due to increased global oil prices and limited subsidy in the Kurdish fuel market, officials say.
The issue has pushed many drivers to look for fuel outside their region, where it's sold at almost half the price.
STORY-LINE:
Long queues of cars line up at fuel stations in the Sheikhan district of northern Iraq.
These are Kurdish drivers who come from the nearby Dohuk governorate to fill up their tanks at cheaper prices.
The increase of global oil prices and the limited amount of subsidized fuel have led to the spike of petrol prices in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of Iraq, officials said.
In recent weeks, many drivers from Kurdish areas have had to leave the region to seek cheaper fuel...
published: 02 Jan 2022
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Petrol stations shut as Kurdish area struggles to cope with high demand
(19 Jun 2014) Petrol shortages were causing the closure of many fuel stations in and around the northern Iraqi city of Irbil on Thursday.
For miles out of Irbil, most gas stations were shuttered completely.
Gas station owners and truckers said the shortages were primarily caused by surging demand and reduced deliveries.
Iraqis living in areas held by Sunni insurgents were flocking to Kurdish areas to buy fuel, saying they had no operating gas stations.
Some areas have no electricity, they said, forcing them to rely on diesel-powered generators.
Tariq Kaml Ameen, an employee of a fuel station in Kawargos, just outside Irbil, said he hasn't worked for the last two days due to the petrol shortage.
Some were finding alternative supplies - buying from local sellers who managed to fill u...
published: 16 Apr 2021
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Iraqi Villagers Turn to Firewood Amid Fuel Shortage | Iraq Kurdish Region | Fuel Scarce in Penjewin
The harsh and cold winter of Iraq's Kurdish region is forcing villagers around the area of Penjewin to cut down trees and burn firewood for warmth. The villagers say they do not get enough kerosene from the government to run their heaters, so they have resorted to firewood as an alternative. "This is a cold area that gets snowfall, and one barrel of kerosene is not good at all. It is not enough for anything, so we are forced to cut off trees," says villager Malla Mohammed Penjewini. He goes to the nearby mountains to cut down trees and gather logs to bring back home on a wagon. "When we get snowfall, the temperature drops significantly," Penjewini adds. Normally, the government gives out one barrel of kerosene per household at a subsidized price. But the villagers say that hasn't been happ...
published: 27 Dec 2021
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Kurdish region riled by Iraq oil dispute - 22 Apr 09
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Northern Iraq's oil-rich Kurdish region has signed dozens of oil contracts since the US-led invasion in 2003, but the regional government claims Baghdad is blocking it from honouring many of them - a claim Baghdad denies.
Al Jazeera's Nicole Johnston reports on the dispute from Zakho, near Iraq's border with Turkey.
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published: 22 Apr 2009
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Local residents protest against petrol shortages in Northern Kurdish region
(21 Jun 2014) Angry Kurds dumped burning tyres and large piles of rubbish in the middle of a busy road in northern Iraq on Saturday in protest again petrol shortages.There have been queues outside petrol stations around Khabat, near Irbil, for three days.
Only one of 10 opened on Saturday and it quickly ran out of petrol.
The protesters said that soon after they caused the traffic jams, shots were fired by Kurdish fighters known as peshmerga.
There has been an increased demand for petrol recently as refugees flood into the area, fleeing the Sunni militant group the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
The Kurdish Regional Government said an estimated amount of 300,000 refugees have entered the Northern Kurdish region in the past week.
Some Kurdish residents blame the refugees ...
published: 03 Aug 2015
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Kurdish region’s economy struggles with falling oil prices
Falling global oil prices are making it hard for oil-rich countries to balance their budgets. For the Kurdish regional government in Iraq, the situation is even worse because of disagreements with Iraq's central government.
Al Jazeera’s Osama Bin Javaid reports from Erbil.
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published: 19 Jan 2016
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EXCLUSIVE - Syria: Kurds destroy a suicide bomber's truck filled with explosives coming at them
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For two years the strategic town of Shaddadi, in northeastern Syria, was a stronghold of the Islamic State (IS) group jihadists. In February, 5,000 fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a coalition of Kurdish and Arab militias, encircled the city and battled the terrorists for 10 days.
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published: 25 Apr 2016
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Motorists in Kurdish region queue to fill up their cars as crisis continues
(18 Jun 2014) Motorists in Iraq's northern Kurdish region formed long queues for petrol again on Wednesday.
Tailbacks formed in and around the city of Irbil as fear spread across the region that the supply of petrol would be affected amid the ongoing unrest in Iraq.
The campaign by the al-Qaida-inspired Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has raised the spectre of the sectarian warfare that nearly tore the country apart in 2006 and 2007.
Iraqi security forces battled insurgents targeting the country's main oil refinery on Wednesday, and Kurdish security forces reportedly clashed with militants outside the strategic oil city of Kirkuk.
Amid the unrest, local residents waited for over an hour to get petrol at some stations in the northern Kurdish region.
"We are supposed to liv...
published: 03 Aug 2015
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How Afghan discontent with Taliban could fuel global resurgence of IS | DW News
One of the biggest threats to the Taliban's new rule in Afghanistan is from another radical jihadist group. IS-K, the regional chapter of the so-called Islamic State has battled the Taliban for dominance since 2015. The recent suicide attack on Kabul airport shows the group's intent to strike.
And concerns are growing thousands of miles to the east about the events in Afghanistan. Kurdish forces in Syria fear resistance against the Taliban takeover could inspire a resurgence of the so-called Islamic State in their region.
Many families say they are already living under threat.
The Shaheel region is considered an IS stronghold in eastern Syria. One of many in the province. Kurdish fighters put an end to the Islamists' rule in 2019, with the help of the United States. But the self-styled ...
published: 07 Sep 2021
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Iraq: Petrol crisis hits Kurdish region
The shutdown of Iraq's biggest refinery, roads blocked by fighting, and skyrocketing demand have created the worst fuel crisis in years in the country's semi-au...
The shutdown of Iraq's biggest refinery, roads blocked by fighting, and skyrocketing demand have created the worst fuel crisis in years in the country's semi-autonomous Kurdish region. Duration: 01:32
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The shutdown of Iraq's biggest refinery, roads blocked by fighting, and skyrocketing demand have created the worst fuel crisis in years in the country's semi-autonomous Kurdish region. Duration: 01:32
- published: 27 Jun 2014
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Drivers struggle as fuel prices in Kurdish region jump
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Prices of fuel in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region have spiked due to increased global oil prices and limited subsidy in the Kurdis...
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Prices of fuel in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region have spiked due to increased global oil prices and limited subsidy in the Kurdish fuel market, officials say.
The issue has pushed many drivers to look for fuel outside their region, where it's sold at almost half the price.
STORY-LINE:
Long queues of cars line up at fuel stations in the Sheikhan district of northern Iraq.
These are Kurdish drivers who come from the nearby Dohuk governorate to fill up their tanks at cheaper prices.
The increase of global oil prices and the limited amount of subsidized fuel have led to the spike of petrol prices in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of Iraq, officials said.
In recent weeks, many drivers from Kurdish areas have had to leave the region to seek cheaper fuel, sold almost at half the price in nearby Iraqi cities.
The Iraqi government provides subsidized fuel to state owned petrol stations at the price of 420 Iraqi dinar ($0.28) per liter, and the stations sell it for 450 IQD ($0.30).
The Kurdish regional government also subsidize the fuel, but at the price of 690 IQD ($0.47) per liter.
However, drivers in the region say the amount of fuel subsidized in the Kurdish region is not enough.
In one example, there are over 200,000 cars in Dohuk, and the amount of subsidized fuel covers only 20% of city's need, said Abdulsamad Tilli, head of the gas and oil committee at Dohuk governorate.
"It is the duty of the Kurdistan regional government to find a solution for the people as soon as possible," the city official said.
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Prices of fuel in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region have spiked due to increased global oil prices and limited subsidy in the Kurdish fuel market, officials say.
The issue has pushed many drivers to look for fuel outside their region, where it's sold at almost half the price.
STORY-LINE:
Long queues of cars line up at fuel stations in the Sheikhan district of northern Iraq.
These are Kurdish drivers who come from the nearby Dohuk governorate to fill up their tanks at cheaper prices.
The increase of global oil prices and the limited amount of subsidized fuel have led to the spike of petrol prices in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of Iraq, officials said.
In recent weeks, many drivers from Kurdish areas have had to leave the region to seek cheaper fuel, sold almost at half the price in nearby Iraqi cities.
The Iraqi government provides subsidized fuel to state owned petrol stations at the price of 420 Iraqi dinar ($0.28) per liter, and the stations sell it for 450 IQD ($0.30).
The Kurdish regional government also subsidize the fuel, but at the price of 690 IQD ($0.47) per liter.
However, drivers in the region say the amount of fuel subsidized in the Kurdish region is not enough.
In one example, there are over 200,000 cars in Dohuk, and the amount of subsidized fuel covers only 20% of city's need, said Abdulsamad Tilli, head of the gas and oil committee at Dohuk governorate.
"It is the duty of the Kurdistan regional government to find a solution for the people as soon as possible," the city official said.
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Petrol stations shut as Kurdish area struggles to cope with high demand
(19 Jun 2014) Petrol shortages were causing the closure of many fuel stations in and around the northern Iraqi city of Irbil on Thursday.
For miles out of Irbi...
(19 Jun 2014) Petrol shortages were causing the closure of many fuel stations in and around the northern Iraqi city of Irbil on Thursday.
For miles out of Irbil, most gas stations were shuttered completely.
Gas station owners and truckers said the shortages were primarily caused by surging demand and reduced deliveries.
Iraqis living in areas held by Sunni insurgents were flocking to Kurdish areas to buy fuel, saying they had no operating gas stations.
Some areas have no electricity, they said, forcing them to rely on diesel-powered generators.
Tariq Kaml Ameen, an employee of a fuel station in Kawargos, just outside Irbil, said he hasn't worked for the last two days due to the petrol shortage.
Some were finding alternative supplies - buying from local sellers who managed to fill up oil barrels with diesel.
Abdullah Ismail Ahmed came to the area from Mosul and on Thursday was filling up empty plastic bottles with diesel for his generator.
The fuel stations that were still open had long queues with drivers waiting up to three hours to reach the pumps.
It was causing frustration and arguments, with some drivers almost coming close to minor scuffles.
A little further up the road, hundreds of petrol tankers have been parked for days.
They had been waiting for permission to fill up the trucks, but because of the shortage they're stranded in the area.
Some of the truck drivers have had to live in their trucks, preparing their meals using makeshift facilities.
Truck driver Abdullah Dler, who has to deliver petrol to Turkey, said he has been waiting for four days in order to fill up his truck.
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(19 Jun 2014) Petrol shortages were causing the closure of many fuel stations in and around the northern Iraqi city of Irbil on Thursday.
For miles out of Irbil, most gas stations were shuttered completely.
Gas station owners and truckers said the shortages were primarily caused by surging demand and reduced deliveries.
Iraqis living in areas held by Sunni insurgents were flocking to Kurdish areas to buy fuel, saying they had no operating gas stations.
Some areas have no electricity, they said, forcing them to rely on diesel-powered generators.
Tariq Kaml Ameen, an employee of a fuel station in Kawargos, just outside Irbil, said he hasn't worked for the last two days due to the petrol shortage.
Some were finding alternative supplies - buying from local sellers who managed to fill up oil barrels with diesel.
Abdullah Ismail Ahmed came to the area from Mosul and on Thursday was filling up empty plastic bottles with diesel for his generator.
The fuel stations that were still open had long queues with drivers waiting up to three hours to reach the pumps.
It was causing frustration and arguments, with some drivers almost coming close to minor scuffles.
A little further up the road, hundreds of petrol tankers have been parked for days.
They had been waiting for permission to fill up the trucks, but because of the shortage they're stranded in the area.
Some of the truck drivers have had to live in their trucks, preparing their meals using makeshift facilities.
Truck driver Abdullah Dler, who has to deliver petrol to Turkey, said he has been waiting for four days in order to fill up his truck.
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- published: 16 Apr 2021
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Iraqi Villagers Turn to Firewood Amid Fuel Shortage | Iraq Kurdish Region | Fuel Scarce in Penjewin
The harsh and cold winter of Iraq's Kurdish region is forcing villagers around the area of Penjewin to cut down trees and burn firewood for warmth. The villager...
The harsh and cold winter of Iraq's Kurdish region is forcing villagers around the area of Penjewin to cut down trees and burn firewood for warmth. The villagers say they do not get enough kerosene from the government to run their heaters, so they have resorted to firewood as an alternative. "This is a cold area that gets snowfall, and one barrel of kerosene is not good at all. It is not enough for anything, so we are forced to cut off trees," says villager Malla Mohammed Penjewini. He goes to the nearby mountains to cut down trees and gather logs to bring back home on a wagon. "When we get snowfall, the temperature drops significantly," Penjewini adds. Normally, the government gives out one barrel of kerosene per household at a subsidized price. But the villagers say that hasn't been happening for several years now. "Families get only one barrel and there has been nothing for several years (now)," says Rahman Hassan, another villager. The subsidized kerosene is sold at 40,000 Iraqi dinars ($27) per barrel, while elsewhere in the local market a barrel changes hands for 160,000 dinars ($110). But the villagers say they only chop down the trees because they are forced to, lamenting the effect it has on the environment. "It distorts the nature of the area and damages the environment," says Hassan. The hillsides and mountains around Penjewin are slowly losing what is left of the trees there. "More than 5,000 trees, aged between one to 100 years get cut down in Penjewin district every year. This is a big problem," says Bakhtiyar Ali, a member of a local environment organization.
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The harsh and cold winter of Iraq's Kurdish region is forcing villagers around the area of Penjewin to cut down trees and burn firewood for warmth. The villagers say they do not get enough kerosene from the government to run their heaters, so they have resorted to firewood as an alternative. "This is a cold area that gets snowfall, and one barrel of kerosene is not good at all. It is not enough for anything, so we are forced to cut off trees," says villager Malla Mohammed Penjewini. He goes to the nearby mountains to cut down trees and gather logs to bring back home on a wagon. "When we get snowfall, the temperature drops significantly," Penjewini adds. Normally, the government gives out one barrel of kerosene per household at a subsidized price. But the villagers say that hasn't been happening for several years now. "Families get only one barrel and there has been nothing for several years (now)," says Rahman Hassan, another villager. The subsidized kerosene is sold at 40,000 Iraqi dinars ($27) per barrel, while elsewhere in the local market a barrel changes hands for 160,000 dinars ($110). But the villagers say they only chop down the trees because they are forced to, lamenting the effect it has on the environment. "It distorts the nature of the area and damages the environment," says Hassan. The hillsides and mountains around Penjewin are slowly losing what is left of the trees there. "More than 5,000 trees, aged between one to 100 years get cut down in Penjewin district every year. This is a big problem," says Bakhtiyar Ali, a member of a local environment organization.
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Kurdish region riled by Iraq oil dispute - 22 Apr 09
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Northern Iraq's oil-rich Kurdish region has signed dozens of oil contracts since the US-led invasion in 2003, but the regional government claims Baghdad is blocking it from honouring many of them - a claim Baghdad denies.
Al Jazeera's Nicole Johnston reports on the dispute from Zakho, near Iraq's border with Turkey.
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Northern Iraq's oil-rich Kurdish region has signed dozens of oil contracts since the US-led invasion in 2003, but the regional government claims Baghdad is blocking it from honouring many of them - a claim Baghdad denies.
Al Jazeera's Nicole Johnston reports on the dispute from Zakho, near Iraq's border with Turkey.
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- published: 22 Apr 2009
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Local residents protest against petrol shortages in Northern Kurdish region
(21 Jun 2014) Angry Kurds dumped burning tyres and large piles of rubbish in the middle of a busy road in northern Iraq on Saturday in protest again petrol shor...
(21 Jun 2014) Angry Kurds dumped burning tyres and large piles of rubbish in the middle of a busy road in northern Iraq on Saturday in protest again petrol shortages.There have been queues outside petrol stations around Khabat, near Irbil, for three days.
Only one of 10 opened on Saturday and it quickly ran out of petrol.
The protesters said that soon after they caused the traffic jams, shots were fired by Kurdish fighters known as peshmerga.
There has been an increased demand for petrol recently as refugees flood into the area, fleeing the Sunni militant group the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
The Kurdish Regional Government said an estimated amount of 300,000 refugees have entered the Northern Kurdish region in the past week.
Some Kurdish residents blame the refugees coming in from the Nineveh province for taking all the petrol and selling it illegally in their own province.
One taxi driver claimed the refugees were selling petrol for four times the price of legal petrol, which is around 500 Iraqi dinar (0.45 US dollars) per litre.
Kurdish police forces have started arresting illegal petrol traders in the Kurdish region.
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(21 Jun 2014) Angry Kurds dumped burning tyres and large piles of rubbish in the middle of a busy road in northern Iraq on Saturday in protest again petrol shortages.There have been queues outside petrol stations around Khabat, near Irbil, for three days.
Only one of 10 opened on Saturday and it quickly ran out of petrol.
The protesters said that soon after they caused the traffic jams, shots were fired by Kurdish fighters known as peshmerga.
There has been an increased demand for petrol recently as refugees flood into the area, fleeing the Sunni militant group the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
The Kurdish Regional Government said an estimated amount of 300,000 refugees have entered the Northern Kurdish region in the past week.
Some Kurdish residents blame the refugees coming in from the Nineveh province for taking all the petrol and selling it illegally in their own province.
One taxi driver claimed the refugees were selling petrol for four times the price of legal petrol, which is around 500 Iraqi dinar (0.45 US dollars) per litre.
Kurdish police forces have started arresting illegal petrol traders in the Kurdish region.
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- published: 03 Aug 2015
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Kurdish region’s economy struggles with falling oil prices
Falling global oil prices are making it hard for oil-rich countries to balance their budgets. For the Kurdish regional government in Iraq, the situation is even...
Falling global oil prices are making it hard for oil-rich countries to balance their budgets. For the Kurdish regional government in Iraq, the situation is even worse because of disagreements with Iraq's central government.
Al Jazeera’s Osama Bin Javaid reports from Erbil.
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Falling global oil prices are making it hard for oil-rich countries to balance their budgets. For the Kurdish regional government in Iraq, the situation is even worse because of disagreements with Iraq's central government.
Al Jazeera’s Osama Bin Javaid reports from Erbil.
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- published: 19 Jan 2016
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EXCLUSIVE - Syria: Kurds destroy a suicide bomber's truck filled with explosives coming at them
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For two years the strategic town of Shaddadi, in northeastern Syria, was a stronghold of the Islamic State (IS) group jihadists. In February, 5,000 fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a coalition of Kurdish and Arab militias, encircled the city and battled the terrorists for 10 days.
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For two years the strategic town of Shaddadi, in northeastern Syria, was a stronghold of the Islamic State (IS) group jihadists. In February, 5,000 fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a coalition of Kurdish and Arab militias, encircled the city and battled the terrorists for 10 days.
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- published: 25 Apr 2016
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Motorists in Kurdish region queue to fill up their cars as crisis continues
(18 Jun 2014) Motorists in Iraq's northern Kurdish region formed long queues for petrol again on Wednesday.
Tailbacks formed in and around the city of Irbil as...
(18 Jun 2014) Motorists in Iraq's northern Kurdish region formed long queues for petrol again on Wednesday.
Tailbacks formed in and around the city of Irbil as fear spread across the region that the supply of petrol would be affected amid the ongoing unrest in Iraq.
The campaign by the al-Qaida-inspired Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has raised the spectre of the sectarian warfare that nearly tore the country apart in 2006 and 2007.
Iraqi security forces battled insurgents targeting the country's main oil refinery on Wednesday, and Kurdish security forces reportedly clashed with militants outside the strategic oil city of Kirkuk.
Amid the unrest, local residents waited for over an hour to get petrol at some stations in the northern Kurdish region.
"We are supposed to live in the country of oil and gas," said Rami Hadad, an expat from Lebanon. "And suddenly we heard yesterday there's no fuel."
The Kurdish Regional Government has estimated that 300,000 refugees have entered the northern Kurdish region in the past week alone.
"Because all those people who came from the other cities, from Mosul and Salah Al-Din, the large number of cars is causing this crisis," another motorist said.
Other drivers, meanwhile, complained that some are buying petrol to sell it on the black market.
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(18 Jun 2014) Motorists in Iraq's northern Kurdish region formed long queues for petrol again on Wednesday.
Tailbacks formed in and around the city of Irbil as fear spread across the region that the supply of petrol would be affected amid the ongoing unrest in Iraq.
The campaign by the al-Qaida-inspired Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has raised the spectre of the sectarian warfare that nearly tore the country apart in 2006 and 2007.
Iraqi security forces battled insurgents targeting the country's main oil refinery on Wednesday, and Kurdish security forces reportedly clashed with militants outside the strategic oil city of Kirkuk.
Amid the unrest, local residents waited for over an hour to get petrol at some stations in the northern Kurdish region.
"We are supposed to live in the country of oil and gas," said Rami Hadad, an expat from Lebanon. "And suddenly we heard yesterday there's no fuel."
The Kurdish Regional Government has estimated that 300,000 refugees have entered the northern Kurdish region in the past week alone.
"Because all those people who came from the other cities, from Mosul and Salah Al-Din, the large number of cars is causing this crisis," another motorist said.
Other drivers, meanwhile, complained that some are buying petrol to sell it on the black market.
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- published: 03 Aug 2015
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How Afghan discontent with Taliban could fuel global resurgence of IS | DW News
One of the biggest threats to the Taliban's new rule in
Afghanistan is from another radical jihadist group. IS-K, the regional chapter of the so-called Islamic...
One of the biggest threats to the Taliban's new rule in
Afghanistan is from another radical jihadist group. IS-K, the regional chapter of the so-called Islamic State has battled the Taliban for dominance since 2015. The recent suicide attack on Kabul airport shows the group's intent to strike.
And concerns are growing thousands of miles to the east about the events in Afghanistan. Kurdish forces in Syria fear resistance against the Taliban takeover could inspire a resurgence of the so-called Islamic State in their region.
Many families say they are already living under threat.
The Shaheel region is considered an IS stronghold in eastern Syria. One of many in the province. Kurdish fighters put an end to the Islamists' rule in 2019, with the help of the United States. But the self-styled 'soldiers of God' went underground and continued spreading fear and terror, murdering anyone who dared to oppose them.
Kurdish forces are fighting back. They aim to keep the terrorists in check, as the number of IS attacks rises. There were 18 in the province in July alone. And the Taliban's victory in Afghanistan seems to have given them a boost.
That's what Kurdish commander Siyamend Ali thinks. Since the attack on Kabul Airport, he's afraid a wave of terrorism could spread across Syria as well.
Kurdish special forces are showing their presence on patrol. They don't want to give any ground to IS. And they know its fighters come out of their hiding places at night, demanding protection money, taking hostages and committing murder.
At a check-point at an intersection between two villages considered IS strongholds, guards look for suicide attackers and search for weapons and explosives in cars, even if it might get them killed.
They try to capture the leaders in raids. Recently, they were able to take down a top IS commander. They destroyed 120 sleeper cells in July, but more appear all the time.
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One of the biggest threats to the Taliban's new rule in
Afghanistan is from another radical jihadist group. IS-K, the regional chapter of the so-called Islamic State has battled the Taliban for dominance since 2015. The recent suicide attack on Kabul airport shows the group's intent to strike.
And concerns are growing thousands of miles to the east about the events in Afghanistan. Kurdish forces in Syria fear resistance against the Taliban takeover could inspire a resurgence of the so-called Islamic State in their region.
Many families say they are already living under threat.
The Shaheel region is considered an IS stronghold in eastern Syria. One of many in the province. Kurdish fighters put an end to the Islamists' rule in 2019, with the help of the United States. But the self-styled 'soldiers of God' went underground and continued spreading fear and terror, murdering anyone who dared to oppose them.
Kurdish forces are fighting back. They aim to keep the terrorists in check, as the number of IS attacks rises. There were 18 in the province in July alone. And the Taliban's victory in Afghanistan seems to have given them a boost.
That's what Kurdish commander Siyamend Ali thinks. Since the attack on Kabul Airport, he's afraid a wave of terrorism could spread across Syria as well.
Kurdish special forces are showing their presence on patrol. They don't want to give any ground to IS. And they know its fighters come out of their hiding places at night, demanding protection money, taking hostages and committing murder.
At a check-point at an intersection between two villages considered IS strongholds, guards look for suicide attackers and search for weapons and explosives in cars, even if it might get them killed.
They try to capture the leaders in raids. Recently, they were able to take down a top IS commander. They destroyed 120 sleeper cells in July, but more appear all the time.
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- published: 07 Sep 2021
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