U.S. President Barack Obama walks out after he talks about the humanitarian relief situation in Iraq inside the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, August 7, 2014. REUTERS/Larry Downing
ARBIL Iraq (Reuters) - Oil production from Iraqi Kurdistan remains unaffected despite an incursion by Islamic State militants along the autonomous region's border, its Ministry of Natural Resources said in a statement on Saturday.
The United States launched airstrikes in northern Iraq after Islamic State militants advanced to within a 30 minute drive from the regional capital Arbil, prompting oil companies in Kurdistan to withdraw staff and shut down some operations.
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