Iraq: Basra Leaders Pushing for Regional Autonomy

Dec 30, 2014 | Ali Abu Iraq and Ben Lando, Iraq Oil Report
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Leaders in Basra are making a renewed push to form a region akin to the autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) – a move that would reduce the central government's power over the engine of Iraq's economy.The campaign comes as Basrawis grow increasingly impatient with Baghdad, which has delayed implementing revenue sharing provisions for Basra while simultaneously making budget concessions to the KRG.