Iraqi anti-government protesters blockaded an oilfield and rallied in southern cities on Sunday amid political deadlock as political factions remained paralysed in their attempts to form a new cabinet.

Several hundred people demanding jobs shut off access to the Nasiriya field, 300 kilometres (190 miles) south of the capital, Baghdad, which produces 82,000 barrels oil per day, executives said.

Al Jazeera | 29.12.2019

Irak: Erstmals Blockade eines Ölfelds