Blackout: Militants Seize Control Of Iraq Power Grid
Militias Seizing Control of Grid, Starving Baghdad of Electricity
The New York Times James Glanz and Stephen Farrell August 22, 2007 10:26 PM
Armed groups increasingly control the antiquated switching stations that channel electricity around Iraq, the electricity minister said Wednesday.
That is dividing the national grid into fiefs that, he said, often refuse to share electricity generated locally with Baghdad and other power-starved areas
Armed groups increasingly control the antiquated switching stations that channel electricity around Iraq, the electricity minister said Wednesday.
That is dividing the national grid into fiefs that, he said, often refuse to share electricity generated locally with Baghdad and other power-starved areas
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