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A view of the Euphrates river during sunset in Raqqa province, east Syria, May 15, 2013. (REUTERS/Hamid Khatib)


Trouble Downstream

Trouble Downstream

by | Jun 7, 2013 | The Majalla Magazine

While the fighting in Syria rages on, another threat to its people is steadily growing—one that may worsen the struggles of today and haunt the entire region tomorrow: thirst. Specifically, the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, waterways that have been at the heart of the...