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Women drivers in Halabja, Iraqi Kurdistan, have complained of discrimination after new restrictions on their access to fuel stations during shortages. Fuel shortages in Iraq's Kurdistan Region have sparked a dispute over how subsidised gasoline is distributed. Long queues have become common outside government-run fuel stations across the region since US and Israeli military operations against Iran began in late February, disrupting fuel imports. Voice of America noted that Iraq is OPEC's second-largest oil producer, and the excerpt gave no further details on the authorities' response.