Iraq/Kurdistan: Conflict over Kirkuk Oil Returns

Mar 19, 2017 | Omar Sattar, Al-Monitor
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On March 2, a military force affiliated with the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) led by former President Jalal Talabani seized the North Oil Company in Kirkuk province. The military force said the move was a warning for Baghdad to stop the export of the city's oil to other cities and to start establishing a refinery in the city. The military force halted the export of oil for a brief period.