MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
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The violent protests in Iraq, explained
By artappraiser on Sat, 09/08/2018 - 10:01pm |Protesters in Basra, Iraq, have torched nearly every government building in the city — and Iran’s consulate — in the last 48 hours
By Jennifer Williams @ Vox.com, Sept. 8
Iraq is burning again — and the unrest could plunge the country once more into full-blown chaos.
In the last 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. And on Friday evening, according to local reports, protesters had gathered outside the US consulate in an attempt to storm the building, and Iraqi security forces had been deployed to keep them away. (The consulate was closed at the time.)
The protesters are outraged over the lack of basic services in the city [.....]
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https://www.vox.com/world/2018/9/7/17831526/iraq-protests-basra-burning-government-buildings-iran-consulate-water
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