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Iraqi men move a boat that was stuck on the banks of the Euphrates river in Twairij, roughly 20 kilometres east of Karbala, due to a decline in the water level after supplies were blocked by anti-government fighters who control access to a dam further upstream in conflict-hit Anbar province on April 8, 2014. (AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED SAWAF)

Anbar tribal leader: Iraqi Army not doing enough to stop extremism in province

by Hamza Mustafa | Apr 10, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraq’s Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki vowed to defeat militants in Anbar province on Wednesday, despite criticism from tribal leaders that Iraqi security forces were failing to prevent attacks. Faris Ibrahim, a member of the pro-government...

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Iraqi men move a boat that was stuck on the banks of the Euphrates river in Twairij, roughly 20 kilometres east of Karbala, due to a decline in the water level after supplies were blocked by anti-government fighters who control access to a dam further upstream in conflict-hit Anbar province on April 8, 2014. (AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED SAWAF)

Iraqi government forces say ISIS water supply sabotage foiled

by Hamza Mustafa | Apr 9, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—A pro-government Iraqi militia leader said on Tuesday that government forces had thwarted attempts by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) to sabotage the country’s water distribution system. The Leader of the Sons of Iraq Council,...

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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

by Mark Zeitoun | 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...