Titan Corp. contractors beheaded
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) An Islamic Web site on Monday showed the beheading of two hostages one a Turkish contractor and the other an Iraqi Kurdish translator wearing a badge of the Titan security company. A statement said the two were killed by the Ansar al-Sunnah Army, which also claimed responsibility for slaughtering 12 Nepalese workers and three Iraqi Kurds on Aug. 31
KIRKUK, Oct 11 (AFP) – A spike in the number of kidnappings of Turkish tanker drivers delivering fuel to Iraq has plunged the northern city of Kirkuk in an energy crisis, an oil executive said Monday.
“For the first time, Kirkuk is facing a severe fuel shortage because Turkish drivers are refusing to come to Iraq because of the threat of kidnapping and attacks on the road between the two countries,” said Ali Sahin, director of the General Oil Products company during a city council meeting.
He said the Kirkuk refinery was in no position to meet all of the region’s demand, especially with winter approaching.
Two other beheaded bodies were found near Mosul today, but were not identified.
