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December 05, 2005
Kurds Drilling for Oil and Trouble in Dahuk
Christian Iraq.com has a December 4, 2005 article that says, "Sunni and Shiite Arab leaders in Baghdad this week questioned the authority of the Kurdistan Regional Government after it began drilling for oil in the Dahuk Governorate."
"Several Arab leaders in Baghdad claimed that Kurdistan did not have the authority constitutionally to undertake a venture, particularly without the approval of the central government," the blog reported, adding:" Kurdish authorities however, maintained that it is their right to develop and control oil resources in their region." Surely the Kurds don't think a central government will allow them to control a substantial portion of Iraq's oil. Here's more.
Posted by Munir Umrani at December 5, 2005 07:34 AM
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