Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVII

No 47

22-November-2004

IRAQ

Iraqi Insurgents Target Domestic Energy Supplies

The extensive fighting in six major Iraqi cities last week was accompanied by a marked increase in the type and number of sabotage operations against the countrys oil facilities, MEES soundings indicate. Until recently, the attacks have been aimed at oil pipelines with approximately 250 bombings since the war in March 2003. Lately, the targets selected have included oil wells and...