Dive Brief:
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Fighting between Iraqi troops and Islamic State militants has stalled construction of a large pipeline that eventually will deliver natural gas from Iran to Iraq.
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Still under construction in Iraq, the pipeline passes through territory controlled by the extremist Islamic State—or ISIS.
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Iranian pipeline workers have been attacked several times as the fighting has disrupted construction and delayed the flow of gas to three Iraqi power plants.
Dive Insight:
Iran holds the world's second-largest natural gas reserves after Russia. The pipeline had been scheduled to begin sending gas to Iraq by this summer.