Iraq: Jordan and Iraq Change Route of Oil Pipeline Due to ISIS

Jun 20, 2015 | Middle East Monitor
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Iraq's ambassador to Amman said on Friday that his country has agreed with Jordan about changing the route of the oil pipeline which was planned to go through Al-Anbar Governorate towards the kingdom,Anadolu has reported. Jawad Abbas said that the proposed new pipeline will now go through Al-Basra, Al-Najaf, the Iraq-Saudi border and then into Jordan. The new route has been chosen due to security fears over ISIS, which controls large swathes of land in Al-Anbar.