ity ▁from ▁the ▁U AE , ▁as ▁Ira q is ▁continued ▁to ▁end ure ▁electric ity ▁cut s ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁twenty ▁hours ▁a ▁day ▁during ▁peak ▁periods ▁of ▁demand , ▁while ▁the ▁country ' s ▁university ▁system ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁worst ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁East . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Prince ▁Abd ul ▁I lah ▁Al ▁Q as im ▁said ▁that ▁Ira qi ▁oil ▁production ▁was ▁at ▁its ▁highest ▁in ▁twenty ▁years . ▁Abd ul ▁I lah ▁by ▁tele phone ▁from ▁Bag hd ad ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁" o il ▁production ▁has ▁exceed ed ▁ 3 . 0 7 ▁million ▁bar rel s ▁this ▁month , ▁compared ▁with ▁ 2 . 9 2 ▁million ▁bar rel s ▁for ▁the ▁month ▁of ▁May ▁which ▁was ▁announced ▁in ▁the ▁month ly ▁report ▁of ▁O PE C ". ▁ ▁Civil ian ▁government ▁ ▁The ▁establishment ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁civil ian ▁government ▁of ▁Ira q ▁was ▁complicated ▁by ▁religious ▁and ▁political ▁divisions ▁between ▁the ▁majority ▁Sh i ' ite ▁population ▁and ▁the ▁formerly ▁r uling ▁Sun ni ▁Arab s . ▁Moreover , ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁in ▁S add am ' s ▁r uling ▁Ba ' ath ▁Party ▁were ▁perce ived ▁as ▁t aint ed ▁by ▁the ▁association ▁by ▁some ▁parties . ▁In ▁northern ▁Ira q , ▁Kur ds ▁had ▁already ▁had ▁effectively ▁autonom ous ▁rule ▁for ▁ 1 2 ▁years ▁under ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁the ▁no - fly ▁zone . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0