Calm returns to Iraq’s Basra after week of violent protests 5 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy the Associated PressBASRA, Iraq — A sense of calm returned to Iraq’s southern city of Basra on Sunday after a week of violent protests over unemployment and poor public services that left at least 15 people dead and threatened stability in the oil-rich region. “We’ll suspend protests now to spare blood and we’ll return with a new approach,” he said. Basra is Iraq’s second-largest province and home to about 70 percent of the country’s proven oil reserves of 153.1 billion barrels. It is located on the Persian Gulf bordering Kuwait and Iran, and is Iraq’s only hub for oil exports.

Source: Manila Bulletin September 09, 2018 09:56 UTC