KRG shuts border with Syrian Kurds, cutting oil artery

The closure blocks a major source of funding for the Rojava administration, a U.S. ally in the fight against IS.

Tanker trucks at the Lanaz refinery in Erbil, which has received much of its crude oil feedstock from Syria. (Photo credit: Lanaz Company)

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