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Iraq’s Ancient Marshes Are Running Out of Time
met at the Shatt al-Arab River near Basra, creating vast marshlands in Iraq and Iran. Seasonal flooding transformed the region into an interconnected network of wetlands. Life in these remote marshes ...
This Iraq region is sinking into the Earth (very slowly)
A hilly area surrounding the Zagros Mountains in Iraq is being pulled into the Earth. Understanding why could help predict ...
The National2d
Video: ISIS victims families fear more violence in Syria
Residents in southern Syria are worried about an emboldened ISIS, following the fall of the Assad regime ...
Smithsonian Magazine2d
See Mosul’s Historic Leaning Minaret Tower, Rebuilt After Destruction by ISIS
Eight years after the Iraqi city was left in ruins, Mosul’s rich multicultural heritage is slowly but surely beginning to flower again ...
Iraq's top court throws out challenge to new laws, including one increasing Islamic courts authority
Iraq’s top court has thrown out a legal challenge that had temporarily halted three controversial laws passed last month by the country’s parliament ...
Mosul’s renowned minaret restored from ravages of Islamic State
Mosul’s Grand al-Nuri Mosque, known for its eight-century-old leaning minaret, destroyed by Islamic State militants in 2017, ...