Protesters block Iraq port as strikes take hold

Protesters blocked the entrance to Iraq's Umm Qasr port near Basra, preventing employees and tankers from entering and bringing operations down by half

BASRA, Iraq - Protesters blocked entry to Iraq’s main commodities port again on Monday while schools and government offices in many southern cities were shut in response to calls for a general strike.

Hundreds on Monday blocked the entrance to the Umm Qasr commodities port near Basra, preventing employees and tankers from entering and bringing operations down by 50%, two port sources said. Umm Qasr is Iraq’s main Gulf port. It receives imports of grain, vegetable oils and sugar shipments that feed a country largely dependent on imported food.

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