PROTESTERS CLASH WITH POLICE NEAR IRAQ OIL SITE

[Wiljor]

 

Iraq, August 8, 2016  Hundreds of Iraqis from the southern district of Zubair clashed with security forces Sunday when they attempted to block a road leading to oil fields during a protest. Police held dozens of demonstrators following the incident, which did not lead to any injuries among the protesters nor the security forces, an AFP correspondent reported. Zubair lies near the country’s main port city of Basra, 450 kilometers (280 miles) southeast of Baghdad. The protesters tried to block access to some oil fields in the area to press their demand for jobs in the sector, which is the backbone of the nation’s economy. Exports from Iraq’s southern oil fields topped 3.2 million barrels last month. The country is the world’s fourth producer and holds the world’s fifth-largest reserves. “Zubair’s oil is being stolen by thieves” the protesters chanted. “It’s our oil, we have a right to it,” was another of their slogans. “I graduated in computer engineering five years ago and I still haven’t found a job,” said one of the demonstrators, Ahmed Hassan al-Tamimi. “Most of the youth in Zubair is unemployed. Even when the oil companies are hiring, they bring people from other provinces and nobody cares about our area because we don’t belong to any party and have no connections,” he said. Despite its oil wealth, the Basra region suffers from poor services and was at the heart of the protest movement sparked last summer by exasperation over the lack of electricity and water.   http://iraqdailyjournal.com/story-z13679985

[unirod]

This cannot be excused as a bad article. These people are justified in their protest and we all know it! for too long the locals have been short changed. It is no wonder Iraq is a mess. They have a long way to go IMO 

 

[jeepguy]

and too think  not tooo far ahead ,  they will become unionized  oil workers ...   { those who have  and those who do not  }  ...     wonder how much each  is receiving on  their  sharing  credit card monthly ?

[captl1]

Great pressure for the HCL.

[Boozer]

Its all staged and why I say NO RV till Ostupid is out of office.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8db3BjYuDk 

 

[Wiljor]

4 hours ago, captl1 said:

Great pressure for the HCL.

My thoughts exactly my friend, mas tequila 

[millionaire in training]

4 hours ago, Boozer said:

Its all staged and why I say NO RV till Ostupid is out of office.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8db3BjYuDk 

 

Boozer that video is incredible ....everyone should watch it.

I Agree. I do believe that we are behind Isis. I always have. It's a horrible reality. But it makes perfect sense.

This is so  FU@$%#ED UP.........It's crazy.....

[md11fr8dawg]

If you want to watch a long but good video that ties into this crap, watch "JFK & 9/11 The Rich Man's Scam" on you tube. We at sheep being led to slaughter. This country does not even come close to resembling the foundation upon which it was founded.