The security situation in southern Iraq may be changing. An armed group attacked the headquarters of a Chinese-operated electricity distribution center in Nasiriyah in Dhi Qar province, opening fire at the facility before finally being pushed back by security services. Afterward the company's spokesman said eight masked men attacked the facility hoping to get the company to leave the project, adding that the gunmen entered the electricity distribution department, without being searched, and fired on security forces that were supervising the control and inspection points. No casualties were reported. It's not clear who was behind the attack. Whether it was a criminally or politically motivated attack is another matter....
