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Foreigners evacuated from Iraq gas field after protests: sources
Five planes carrying around 40 foreign nationals working alongside the Basra Gas Company were flown out of the country
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Iraqis turn to budding ecotourism to save marshes
Mesopotamian marshes are a rare aquatic ecosystem in a country nearly half of which is covered in cracked desert
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US shuts consulate in Iraq's Basra, blames 'indirect fire'
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ordered that all but emergency staff leave Basra
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Basra airport targeted by rocket fire as violent protests grip Iraq
Iraqi security sources said three Katyusha rockets were fired by unknown assailants
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Death toll in Iraq's Basra protests climbs to 12
The Iraqi parliament is expected to hold an emergency session later on Saturday to discuss the crisis
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Iraq vows crackdown after protesters torch Iran consulate
Unidentified attackers also fired shells into Baghdad's fortified Green Zone
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One dead, 25 injured in Basra protests, unrest spreads to main Iraqi port
Southern Iraq erupts in unrest in recent weeks as protesters show rage over collapsing infrastructure and corruption
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Two killed in southern Iraq as protests spread
Protests against unemployment spread on Saturday from the port city of Basra to other parts of the country
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Iraq PM heads to oil-rich Basra after violent protests
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al Abadi went to Basra on Friday hoping to restore calm in the southern city
