Black smoke
billowed over Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline following a drone attack
launched from Iraqi territory, threatening roughly 4 percent of global oil
supplies and driving Brent crude prices above $108 a barrel.
The assault
provided Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi with a challenge to his commitment
to bring armed groups under state authority before the scheduled final
withdrawal of the US-led coalition by 30 September.
Although no
group formally claimed responsibility f...
