Iraqi oil

An Iraqi protester waves a national flag while demonstrating outside the burnt-down local government headquarters in the southern city of Basra on Sept. 7, during demonstrations over problems including poor public services.

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Months Of Protests Roil Iraq's Oil Capital Basra

9:36am September 27, 2018

by Jane Arraf

Iraqis have been protesting over faltering public services and lack of jobs in Basra, the country's main port city and the heart of its southern oil fields.