Kurdistan 243 天
ISIS sabotage causes oil leak into Tigris River, threatening water supply
The leakage stems from pipeline damage caused by ISIS terrorists who had previously punctured the pipelines for oil smuggling ...
Yale Daily News3 天
Yale World Fellow Leon McCarron explores Iraq’s ‘Wounded Tigris’
Drawing from his book, “Wounded Tigris: A River Journey Through the Cradle of Civilization,” McCarron recounted ...
National Geographic news3 年
Baghdad After the Storm
But things have changed. This isn't the Baghdad I once knew. Just off Abu Nuwas Street near the Tigris River, where sniper fire was once a daily hazard, the sounds of war have been replaced by the ...
BBC5 年
Iraq ferry sinking: 'Nearly 100 dead' in Tigris river
Mosul lies 400 km (250 miles) north of Iraq's capital Baghdad on the river Tigris, and is home to up to 2 million people. The city was captured by the Islamic State group in June 2014 and became ...
Destroyed by ISIS, a historic minaret in Mosul rises again
The repairs to this site which is in the old city of Mosul on the western bank of the Tigris river that runs through the city ...
BBC2 年
What was food like in the early Islamic civilisation?
The River Tigris in Baghdad was used for trade, travel and irrigation (watering crops). The River Tigris in Baghdad was used for trade, travel and irrigation (watering crops). Many trade routes ...
来自MSN11 个月
Rocket attack targets the US embassy in Baghdad
A rocket attack at the sprawling US Embassy in Baghdad on Friday morning caused ... on the west bank of the Tigris River. Iran-backed militias in Iraq have claimed responsibility for dozens ...