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Iraq’s Ancient Marshes Are Running Out of Time
Water buffalo gently glide through shallow water canals that snake throughout Iraq’s southern Mesopotamian Marshes, their ...
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Syria, Iraq set to seal Euphrates sharing accord
Syrian Irrigation Minister Taha al-Atrash is expected in Iraq soon to seal an accord on sharing the waters of the Euphrates River, a newspaper said Monday. Iraq's Irrigation Minister Mahmoud ...
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The strategic Tishrin Dam has become a flashpoint in post-Assad Syria
Clashes in Syria have increased at the Tishrin Dam, a strategic site on the Euphrates River around 30 miles south of the ...
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Book Review: The Wounded Tigris: A River Journey Through the Cradle of Civilization
McCarron’s new book, The Wounded Tigris: A River Journey through the Cradle of Civilization ... A studied reader will know the troubles that the Tigris-Euphrates Basin faces. Iraq is the fifth-most ...
Drought that ravaged Syria triggers significant rural-to-urban migration
The drought that ravaged Syria from 2006 to 2011 triggered significant rural-to-urban migration, displacing around 1.5 ...