Oil-Rich Basra Threatens Vote to Leave Iraq
August 28, 2018
Youthful protesters seek jobs, drinkable water and steady electricity for air conditioning From The Washington Times BAGHDAD — Protesters poured into the streets and picketed oil fields in southern Iraq amid growing discontent over the government’s failure to combat unemployment, provide drinkable water or guarantee a steady electricity supply to power the air conditioning needed to survive the country’s grueling August heat. Having
