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How Iraq's impoverished oil hub became center of intra-Shiite division
As profound social unrest over failing infrastructure and services in the southern Iraqi governorate of Basra continues, rising local anger has in recent months cast a long shadow over political alliances.
Ahead of the Iraqi parliamentary elections in November, longstanding accusations of mismanagement against Basra Governor Asaad Al-Eidani are now intersecting with local authorities' controversial suppression of protests over a chronic water crisis.
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