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Soldiers stay guard at the entry of Zubair oilfield. Reuters
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Soldiers guard the entry of Zubair oilfield after a rocket landed at Burjesia area in Basra, Iraq. AFP
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Security officers stay guard at the entry of Zubair oilfield. Reuters
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Damage is seen at a drilling facility that was hit by a Katyusha rocket in the Burjesiya area. AFP
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An injured staff member of Iraqi oil ministry's Drilling Company lies on a bed at a hospital in Basra. AFP
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A sign of Ministry of Oil is pictured at the entry of Zubair oilfield. Reuters
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Soldiers stay guard at the entry of Zubair oilfield. Reuters
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Soldiers stay guard at the entry of Zubair oilfield. Reuters
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Soldiers guard the entry of Zubair oilfield after a rocket landed at Burjesia area in Basra, Iraq. AFP
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Security officers stay guard at the entry of Zubair oilfield. Reuters
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Damage is seen at a drilling facility that was hit by a Katyusha rocket in the Burjesiya area. AFP
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An injured staff member of Iraqi oil ministry's Drilling Company lies on a bed at a hospital in Basra. AFP
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A sign of Ministry of Oil is pictured at the entry of Zubair oilfield. Reuters
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Soldiers stay guard at the entry of Zubair oilfield. Reuters
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Soldiers stay guard at the entry of Zubair oilfield. Reuters
Iraq will identify perpetrators behind rocket attacks, security officials say
Country will not be used as a theatre for US-Iran confrontation, prime minister says
Mina Aldroubi
20 June, 2019
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