Establishing a Basra Province in Iraq is a local dream but difficult to implement
By Dr. Pshtiwan Faraj The people of Basra region are complaining and demanding to know what is happening in Basra,; their eyes are looking at what has been achieved in the province of Kurdistan, of tangible development at the service, construction and urban levels. For nearly 16 years, the idea of establishing the Basra region has been raised from time to time without being realized on the ground. In contrast, other alternative projects have been proposed by the central government in Baghdad, which have not been successful either and or translated into reality. These projects include Basra as the economic capital of Iraq, along with the project of the three oil-rich provinces of Basra, Dhi Qar and Maysan, but all of these proposals are used as pressure papers and nothing else. Activists who demand the establishment of an independent Basra region often take advantages of various political, social, athletic and sporting events in the region to announce their demands. They a...