Despite Basra security surge, violence continues
Reinforcements from outside Basra are working to tamp down tribal fighting, including near oil fields, but some militias have chafed at the influx of forces.
Security forces conduct an operation in the al-Hayaniya area of Basra city on Jan. 15, 2016. (STRINGER/Iraq Oil Report)
BASRA - Security forces in Basra are continuing to struggle with an array of challenges, including violence near oil fields between rival tribes, tensions with paramilitary groups, and a rise in mafia-style criminal activity.
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has aimed to address the decline in security by beefing up the presence of government security forces in Iraq's oil capital, but a number of recent incidents suggest that problems persist.
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