[Excerpt: The suspended activities have included exports to neighboring Turkey and the refining of oil, Middle East Newsline reported. ] _http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/05/front2453382.16875.html_ (http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/05/front2453382.16875.html) Sunni strikes close oil fields in northern Iraq SPECIAL TO WORLD TRIBUNE.COM Tuesday, January 11, 2005 BAGHDAD â Iraq has been forced to suspend operations in the northern oil sector. The Iraqi Oil Ministry has acknowledged that a series of Sunni strikes in the area of Kirkuk have halted exports and refining. Officials said the ministry would require at least a week for the resumption of the activities. The suspended activities have included exports to neighboring Turkey and the refining of oil, Middle East Newsline reported. Officials said the insurgency attacks targeted a range of oil facilities, including pipelines linked to power stations and oil pipelines to the Turkish port of Ceyhan. "It's been total war," Oil Minister Thamir Al Ghadbhan said. enditem
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