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Employees of Royal Dutch Shell speak about removing thousands of old landmines and explosives left during the Iran-Iraq war at Majnoon oilfield in Iraq's southern province of Basra February 7, 2012. Iraq's Majnoon oilfield, operated with Royal Dutch Shell, should be ready to produce...

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A policeman with a weapon keeps guard as he walks at a new jetty at Majnoon oilfield in Iraq's southern province of Basra February 7, 2012. The oilfield, operated with Royal Dutch Shell, should be ready to produce 175,000 barrels per day (bpd) by the end of 2012, an output level that...

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A flame rises from a tower at Majnoon oilfield in Iraq's southern province of Basra February 7, 2012. The oilfield, operated with Royal Dutch Shell, should be ready to produce 175,000 barrels per day (bpd) by the end of 2012, an output level that triggers cost recovery and service fee...

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Shiite pilgrims march from Basra to Najaf to visit the Imam Ali shrine, cousin of Prophet Muhammad, to mark the anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad's death in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012.

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Residents inspect the site of a bomb attack in Basra, 420 km (261 miles) southeast of Baghdad, January 14, 2012. A suicide bomber disguised as a policeman killed at least 53 people and wounded 130 others in an attack on Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims at a checkpoint in the city of Basra,...

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Police display suspected militants to the media in Basra January 5, 2012. About 12 suspected militants accused of kidnapping, bomb attacks and drug trafficking were arrested on Tuesday after raid operations, police in Basra said.

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Indian Bollywood actress Geeta Basra attends a music launch event for the forthcoming Hindi film 'Chaalis Chauraasi' directed by Hriday Shetty in Mumbai on December 28, 2011.

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An Iraqi soldier leads away a suspected terrorist in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, Iraq, Friday, Dec. 23, 2011.

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Residents inspect the site of bomb attacks in Basra, 420 km (261 miles) southeast of Baghdad November 24, 2011. At least nine people were killed and 40 wounded when three bombs exploded on Thursday in a market in Iraq's southern oil city of Basra, police and hospital sources said.

Reuters Pictures 3 weeks ago

A policeman searches a house as a blood stain is seen after a suspected militant attacked police raiding a residential area in Basra, 420 km (260 miles) southeast of Baghdad, January 30, 2012. A police officer was killed and another wounded when a suspected militant threw a hand grenade...

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A policeman searches a house during a raid operation in Basra, 420 km (260 miles) southeast of Baghdad, January 30, 2012. A police officer was killed and another wounded when a suspected militant threw a hand grenade during a raid on his house in central Basra, said Ali Ghanim...

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Ahmed Dafter, 60, feeds his pets in Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011. Dafter started collecting pets 40 years ago and now has more than 450 animals on his farm. He wants to establishes a private zoo in Basra, which is Iraq's...

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Children play at a park during Eid al-Adha in Basra, 340 miles (547 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011. Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice, is celebrated to commemorate the prophet Ibrahim's faith in being willing to sacrifice his son.

AP Photo 3 months ago

Children are seen at a kindergarten in Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011. According to Iraq's Health Ministry, Iraq witnesses the birth of more than one million children a year. As of Oct. 31, according to the U.N. Population Fund, there...

Reuters Pictures 4 months ago

A view of a crane and vessels at al-Basra terminal in southern Iraq September 28, 2011. Iraq expects to turn on the tap at one of three new oil export terminals in the Gulf on January 1, a major milestone in its effort to build export capacity to handle increasing output from southern...

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Protesters chant anti-Iraqi government slogans during a protest in Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Sept. 9, 2011.

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Upholsterer Faris Hussein, 35, works in his shop in Basra, Iraq, Monday, Sept. 5, 2011. Hussein earns about US$10 US dollars per day.

AP Photo 5 months ago

Iraqi children play during an Eid holiday celebration in Basra, southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. The three-day Eid al-Fitr holiday marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan.

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Satar Haje, 45, grills fish in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Aug. 29, 2011. Haje earns about 15 US dollars per day.

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People inspect the scene of a suicide bomber in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Aug. 26, 2011. A suicide bomber blew up his vehicle near a Shiite mosque late Thursday night, killing and wounding scores of people,...

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Iraqi Muhsen Adel prepares traditional sweets in Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. Muslims throughout the world are celebrating the holy fasting month of Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar, refraining from eating,...

AP Photo 6 months ago

Workers press cans at a can recycling center in Basra, 340 miles (550 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011.

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FILE - In this Friday, March 4, 2011 file photo, an Iraqi officer, left, hits and detains a journalist Mohammed al-Rased, center, during a demonstration in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq. Iraq's Shiite-led government cracked down...

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A soldier (L) provides security as a Shi'ite pilgrim walks to the holy city of Najaf to commemorate the death of Prophet Mohammed, in Basra, 420 km (260 miles) southeast of Baghdad January 22, 2012.

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A Shiite Muslim woman is caked in mud as a sign of grief for the anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad's death in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012.