Democratic Underground Latest Greatest Lobby Journals Search Options Help Login
Google

Southern Iraqi oil pipeline shut for 10th day

Printer-friendly format Printer-friendly format
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend
Printer-friendly format Bookmark this thread
This topic is archived.
Home » Discuss » Latest Breaking News Donate to DU
 
NNN0LHI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-19-04 07:05 AM
Original message
Southern Iraqi oil pipeline shut for 10th day
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LAD921697.htm

BAGHDAD, Aug 19 (Reuters) - A Shi'ite uprising forced the Iraqi government to keep a main southern pipeline shut for the 10th day on Thursday, halving the country's oil exports, officials said.

"The situation in Basra is still deemed too dangerous to operate the line, although headquarter employees returned to work today and events in Najaf are encouraging," said a South Oil Company official, who declined to be identified.

Anti-U.S. cleric Moqtada al-Sadr proposed that his supporters lay down their arms if U.S. forces pulled back from around the Imam Ali shrine in Najaf. The city, a centre of Shi'ism, has been the focus of a U.S. offensive against Sadr and his followers.

In the north, where sabotage has kept an export pipeline to Turkey mostly shut since last year's U.S.-led invasion, gunmen attacked the North Oil Company security headquarters overnight, killing one officer and injuring two, police said.

more

Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
Barrett808 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-19-04 11:31 AM
Response to Original message
1. kick
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
DU AdBot (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view 
this author's profile Click to add 
this author to your buddy list Click to add 
this author to your Ignore list Fri Apr 19th 2024, 07:15 PM
Response to Original message
Advertisements [?]
 Top

Home » Discuss » Latest Breaking News Donate to DU

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators


Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home  |  Discussion Forums  |  Journals |  Store  |  Donate

About DU  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.

© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC