Provincial leaders in Basra are moving to assert partial financial autonomy from Baghdad, in response to a lack of funding from the cash-strapped federal government.Basra Gov. Majid al-Nasrawi and Provincial Council Chairman Sabah al-Bezzouni said the Oil Ministry agreed that all revenue from two oil fields – the state-operated Tuba and Nahr bin Umar fields – will be earmarked for projects in the province. Nasrawi and Bezzouni also said the provincial government will keep half of the cu…