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| Iraq |
| Iraqi forces use batons and rubber hoses to disperse protesters |
| 2018-07-18 |
| [Al Jazeera] Iraqi security forces have used batons and rubber hoses to disperse hundreds of protesters who gathered near an oilfield in the flashpoint province of Basra, as anger mounts over the government's failure to address crumbling infrastructure and a lack of basic services. Local officials said production had not been affected at the giant Zubair oilfield near Basra, with police vowing to use "necessary measures to keep protesters away from the fields". Iraqis have vented their anger at several major oilf ields since the demonstrations began nine days ago, and stormed government buildings, branches of political parties and powerful Shia militias. |
| Posted by:Fred |