A member of the Iraqi army personnel shakes hands and embraces a protester as he takes part in a sit-in outside the West Qurna oil field, one of the world's largest super-giant oil fields, at Al-Sadiq district in northern Basra on November 7, 2026. The participants demanded improvement to living conditions and public services, as well as more job opportunities in the area's oil fields. (Photo by Hussein FALEH / AFP via Getty Images)