As Kurds themselves face persecution from both Turkey and Iran, their violence against Assyrians has only intensified through ...

Iraq’s Mosul Dam has been called one of the most dangerous dams in the world. If it fails, it could unleash a disaster of unimaginable scale. In this video, we dive into the risks, structural ...

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The irrigation of Harran is considered one of the project’s successes, but people in Syria and Iraq complain that Turkey’s dams threaten water flows from the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers ...

An important water source in Iraq’s southern province of Dhi Qar is drying up, affecting thousands of people and threatening ...

Kurdish forces partially recaptured Iraq’s largest dam yesterday, two weeks after it was overrun by fighters from the self-declared Islamic State (Isis). Peshmerga fighters launched the operation ...

The U.S. has launched 68 airstrikes against ISIS militants over the past 10 days, about half of which were targeted around a strategically critical dam outside of Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city.

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Ahmad, in his meetings with Atrash, explained that Iraq was not opposed to Turkish and Syrian projects to build dams "so long as they take into consideration the needs" of Iraq, the official reported.

Iraq’s Development Road aims to reduce dependence on oil by turning the country into a key trade corridor between Asia and Europe.