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    Angered Protesters In Basra Torch Iranian Consulate

    Frustrated that the oil-rich Iraqi city hasn't provided clean water, steady electricity and jobs, demonstrators set fire this week to government buildings as well as political and militia offices.
    by Sasha Ingber Sep 07, 2018 2 minutes
    An Iraqi demonstrator poses outside the torched Iranian consulate on Friday, as protests over poor public services broke out in the city of Basra.

    Anti-government protesters in Iraq set fire to the Iranian consulate in the southern city of Basra on Friday, as the week's demonstrations turned violent.

    The protesters have called for an end to Iran's influence and to the Iraqi government's dysfunction. They demanded jobs and basic public services. Thousands, according to health officials, and the electricity has cut out amid temperatures in excess of 100 degrees Fahrenheit.

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