SULAIMANIYA/ERBIL, IRAQ—Violent protests in the Iraqi city of Basra have all but ended U.S.-backed Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s chances of winning a second term and shattered Washington’s hopes of shaping the next government.
Fifteen people have been killed protesting against power cuts, polluted water, poor services, and perceived corruption in Iraq’s second city, many of them in clashes with security forces.
