An incident in Basra, Iraq, highlights the issue of rampant gun violence.

The entities involved

• Iraq →

  sovereign state in Western Asia

  • Basra hosts the Grand Faw Port project, serving as a key transit hub for trade routes connecting China and Europe.Mon 17:06
  • Oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz as geopolitical risks in the Middle East affect oil prices, with Iraq ready to resume production.Mon 16:22
• Basra →

  capital of Basra Governorate, in southern Iraq

  Nothing else this week.

Related events

• A person was killed in Baghdad and ordered investigations into killings in Basra on September 30, 2018, involving the Iraqi interior ministry.Sep 17