Maysan province in southeastern Iraq is on the brink of open conflict with Baghdad. The chairman of the local council, Mustafa Deir, demanded that the Al-Shib border crossing on the border with Iran be renewed within three days. If the demands are ignored, the regional authorities and the population will move to acts of civil disobedience, and the district itself will raise the issue of secession from Iraq.

Maysan province in southeastern Iraq is on the brink of open conflict with Baghdad. The chairman of the local council, Mustafa Deir, demanded that the Al-Shib border crossing on the border with Iran be renewed within three days. If the demands are ignored, the regional authorities and the population will move to acts of civil disobedience, and the district itself will raise the issue of secession from Iraq.