Tigris

Yassin, a farmer from al-Sebat village in Rural Hasakah, stands in the yard where he keeps his livestock while explaining the catastrophic effects of drought on his life.

Drought in Iraq and Syria could totally collapse food system for millions, aid groups warn

Climate Change

Unprecedented drought — driven by climate change and exacerbated by upstream irrigation — is wreaking havoc on some of the world’s oldest river-fed farmlands in Iraq and Syria.

A man stands on the banks of the Mosul Dam on the Tigris River in Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) northwest of Baghdad on November 1, 2007.

The Mosul Dam is a ‘ticking time-bomb’ for more reasons than you might think

Conflict
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Ancient art from Iraq

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Iraq’s Water Economy

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Personal soundtracks to war: Specialist Bowers

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