Tensions have escalated between Iraq’s government and the Kurdish region over the sharing of oil revenues.

The central government has accused the Kurdish regional authorities of making illegal deals and facilitating oil smuggling. The Iraqi Ministry of Finance announced a decision last month to halt funding for salaries of public sector employees in the Kurdish region ahead of the Eid al-Adha holiday. Kurdish authorities called the move “collective punishment” and threatened to retaliate.

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