Nezar al-Jaberi to replace Basra governor

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: The Basra council assigned on Monday Deputy Governor Nezar al-Jaberi to replace the governor, a media source said. “The council assigned Deputy Governor Nezar al-Jaberi to undertake the governor’s mission until appointing a new governor,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. Basra governor resigned from his post on Friday (Feb. 25) after protests against him. Basra is 590 km south of Baghdad. SH (TP) 799