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Source: Voice of America

Editor's note: this story was translated from the original VOA Kurdish article. Fuel shortages in Iraq's Kurdistan Region have sparked a dispute over how subsidized gasoline is distributed, with women drivers in Halabja complaining of discrimination after authorities introduced restrictions on their access to filling stations. Long queues have become a common sight outside government-run fuel stations across the region since U.S. and Israeli military operations against Iran began in late...

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