#ISIS poses a threat to #Iraq’s #Economy
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This photo taken on February 3, 2009, shows an engineer walking past chimneys at the Barjisiya oil fields in Zubair One south west of the city of #Basra, 550 kms from #Baghdad. (Photo: AFP-Essam al-Sudani) This photo taken on February 3, 2009, shows an engineer walking past chimneys at the Barjisiya oil fields in Zubair One south west of the city of Basra, 550 kms from Baghdad. (Photo: AFP-Essam al-Sudani)
It was a historic moment in 2011 that brought many questions and challenges too: Iraq’s output had crossed the threshold of 2.5 million barrels per day, for the first time since President Saddam Hussein was overthrown. This coincided with the completion of U.S. military withdrawal, following a strict timetable. (...)