ISTANBUL, Turkey, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- The Kurdish minister of natural resources issued a warning to the Sunni-led Islamic State there would be no quarter for oil smugglers.
Kurdish Minister of Natural Resources Ashti Hawrami said during a World Economic Forum conference in Istanbul authorities arrested seven people tied to oil smuggling near the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk. Four tankers of oil were seized before entering the Kurdish region of Iraq.