Battling Baghdad's petrol crisis

Battling Baghdad's petrol crisis

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Filling up your car in Baghdad these days means organising a minor expedition, with the capital in the grip of a new fuel crisis.

Fuel shortages have become a fact of life for Iraqis since the US and British invasion, despite their country's vast oil reserves.

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Bit strange isnt it? They have loads of oil yet the ordinary Iraqi has huge problems trying to get some.

And whats especially difficult is that they need the fuel to keep their generators running to power appliances such as fridges and air conditioners.



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