Basra break in violence allows oil workers to leave, head to work…

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A lull in fighting in the oil-rich province of Basra allowed oil field workers to return to work, ensuring output of around 2 million barrels per day continued without disruption, Reuters reports.

For more on this threat, United Press International’s Ben Lando spoke Fr…