Basra Provincial Council supports steps towards regionalization

17 out of the Council’s 31 members now support the Basra regionalization.

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Basra Provincial Council to begin procedures toward ascension to Region 

"Most council members are seriously committed to this resolution, and the coming days will witness clear signs on the ground confirming the council's seriousness in this historic step," Mutairi told The New Region, adding that "this step enjoys broad consensus among the various local political blocs."

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IHEC launches application for creating ‘Basra Region’

Haider Mohammed, head of the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) in Basra, told state media that "the commission has provided forms to collect signatures from two percent of Basra province’s voters," adding that "after verification, and if the signatures are found to be valid, registration centers will be opened to receive applications from the remaining ten percent of voters."

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Iraqi security forces raid Basra crystal meth lab

14 individuals were arrested in the operation effected by the Iraqi National Security Service (INSS).

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Five security forces personnel injured in Basra drug trafficking raid

“The clash resulted in the injury of five personnel: four from the SWAT regiment and one from Crime Prevention with varying injuries, who are currently receiving treatment in the hospital,” a security source in Basra told The New Region.

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Exports from Basra’s Zubair oilfield resume after fatal fire: Iraqi Minister

The minister said that firefighting teams isolated the damaged warehouse from the rest of the area so that export operations could continue without interruption.

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Iraq warns of rising salinity in Shatt al-Arab, affecting Basra residents

Iraq’s Ministry of Water Resources warned on Monday that saltwater intrusion in the Shatt al-Arab River is worsening, threatening drinking water supplies in Basra due to declining water releases from upstream sources.

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Basra authorities investigating protests against salty water

In a statement, Basra’s police said that “an investigation was ordered to determine the details of the incidents and take legal actions against those responsible.”

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Basra residents protest salty water crisis

In Basra’s Tamimiya and Hayyaniya districts, residents on Sunday evening blocked major roads and set tires on fire to protest the ongoing crisis of salty water flowing into their homes. Their actions prompted a response from the province’s civil defense.

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