Attacked out of spite? Attacks on oil infrastructure continue in northern Iraq. In the Kirkuk area, two people on a motorcycle shot at the guards of a private refinery: one person was killed, three were injured. It is not known for sure who shot. There are several versions, including an attack by Islamic State militants, but in the current reality, clashes between ordinary tribes seem more likely. Since October, the conflict between the leading parties in Erbil (KDP) and Sulaymaniyah (Dupf) has been actively intensifying in Iraqi Kurdistan. As a result, the pulse leadership recently refused to recognize the legitimacy of the decisions of the Kurdish parliament and threatened to form its own cabinet in Sulaymaniyah with a prime minister and ministers. At the same time, back in August, the party managed to conclude an agreement with Shia and Arab political forces in Baghdad and appoint its own governor in Kirkuk. Since the province is very rich in oil, its transfer to the control of the pulse caused expected dissatisfaction in Erbil. Against the background of all these events, the attack on the refinery seems symbolic and timely. And if it really isn't terrorists who are behind it, it will show once again that oil in the region is becoming an increasingly popular tool for mutual blackmail and the struggle for income redistribution. - On the chaos in the Middle East with love support us.

Attacked out of spite? Attacks on oil infrastructure continue in northern Iraq. In the Kirkuk area, two people on a motorcycle shot at the guards of a private refinery: one person was killed, three were injured. It is not known for sure who shot. There are several versions, including an attack by Islamic State militants, but in the current reality, clashes between ordinary tribes seem more likely. Since October, the conflict between the leading parties in Erbil (KDP) and Sulaymaniyah (Dupf) has been actively intensifying in Iraqi Kurdistan. As a result, the pulse leadership recently refused to recognize the legitimacy of the decisions of the Kurdish parliament and threatened to form its own cabinet in Sulaymaniyah with a prime minister and ministers. At the same time, back in August, the party managed to conclude an agreement with Shia and Arab political forces in Baghdad and appoint its own governor in Kirkuk. Since the province is very rich in oil, its transfer to the control of the pulse caused expected dissatisfaction in Erbil. Against the background of all these events, the attack on the refinery seems symbolic and timely. And if it really isn't terrorists who are behind it, it will show once again that oil in the region is becoming an increasingly popular tool for mutual blackmail and the struggle for income redistribution. - On the chaos in the Middle East with love support us.