CNBC | More turmoil in Iraq as deadly protests ravage oil-rich south CNBC The unrest threatens to delay formation of a new government, mandated after Iraq's elections in May, and has already led to break-ins to oil facilities and political offices. First sparked in the oil-rich southern province of Basra and spreading to ... Protests spread through cities in Iraq's oil-rich Shia south Southern Iraq unrest: Protest outside oil field near Basra |