Rioters shut down Iraqi oilfield as unrest continues

Protesters have shut down a southern oilfield, cutting off electricity to the facility in the latest wave of riots which have overshadowed peaceful protests and crippled the country.

Rioters broke into the Nassiriya oilfield on Saturday and forced employees to cut off electricity from its control station, taking the field offline until further notice.

The incident marks the first time rioters have shut an entire oilfield, though they have blocked entrances to refineries and ports in the past.

Last week, protesters blocked access to the main ports company in the southern Basra province after blocking the main roads to Basra oilfields and preventing employees from going to work.

Earlier this month, a mob lynched a 16-year-old teenager in his home and cut his throat before hanging him by his ankles in Baghdad, in a brutal attack typical of Daesh terrorists.

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