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Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi visits a water project installation during a trip to the southern city of Basra on January 20, 2019. - Mahdi visited Basra today, his first trip as prime minister to the southern province where lagging services spawned a water crisis and deadly protests last summer. Abdel Mahdi's office said he visited several infrastructure and service projects in the oil-rich province, including water provision services in the Shatt al-Arab area. (Photo by Hussein FALEH / AFP) (Photo credit should read HUSSEIN FALEH/AFP/Getty Images)

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi visits a water project installation during a trip to the southern city of Basra on January 20, 2019. - Mahdi visited Basra today, his first trip as prime minister to the southern province where lagging services spawned a water crisis and deadly protests last summer.
Abdel Mahdi's office said he visited several infrastructure and service projects in the oil-rich province, including water provision services in the Shatt al-Arab area. (Photo by Hussein FALEH / AFP)        (Photo credit should read HUSSEIN FALEH/AFP/Getty Images)