Monday, September 10, 2018

Every Iraqi Government Building In Basra — Including Iran’s Consulate — Have Been Torched In The Past 48 Hours


VOX: The violent protests in Iraq, explained

Protesters in Basra, Iraq, have torched nearly every government building in the city — and Iran’s consulate — in the past 48 hours.

Iraq is burning again — and the unrest could plunge the country once more into full-blown chaos.

In the past 48 hours, protesters in the southern Iraqi city of Basra have attacked or set fire to nearly every government building — including the headquarters of the ruling Da’wa Party and the offices of the state-run Iraqiya TV station — as well as the Iranian consulate and the headquarters of almost every Iranian-backed militia in the city.

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WNU Editor: The Iraqi PM has rushed to Basra to ease tensions .... Under fire, Iraq PM visits Basra after deadly violence (AFP). On a positive note .... oil production has not been affected .... Iraq Pumping Crude Oil at Record Levels, Unaffected by Protests (Bloomberg).

1 comment:

Roger Smith said...

I hope this outrage at the business as usual ruling crowd in Baghdad can be channeled into meaningful reform. Iraqis have suffered a long time.