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خلافات مائية تنذر بحرب عشائرية لا تحمد عقباها في جنوب العراق

July 18, 2009
By Editors
خلافات مائية تنذر بحرب عشائرية لا تحمد عقباها في جنوب العراق

البصرة تروي ظمأها بماء مستورد من دول الخليج العربية النجف: قاسم الكعبي البصرة: جاسم داخل  «الشرق الأوسط» – تلوح في الأفق بوادر حرب جديدة في العراق.. هذه المرة على المياه. فقد هددت محافظة المثنى، التي مركزها السماوة، وعشائرها بقطع جميع الإمدادات التي تمر عبر أراضيها إلى المحافظات المجاورة مما قد يفجر قتالا عشائريا لا تحمد...
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South Fears Sadr-Maliki Showdown

July 11, 2009
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BASRA — Disgruntled members of the Mahdi Army of firebrand Shiite leader Muqtada Al-Sadr are amassing weapons and munitions for a possible face-off with the government, which they accuse of marginalizing Sadrists in decision-making. "They are acting as if there are no other people to discuss their decisions," Abu Hassan al-Rawood, a militia member, told...
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IRAQ: Disappearing paddy fields

May 26, 2009
By Editors

BAGHDAD, 26 May 2009 (IRIN) – Rice is only grown in certain central and southern regions of Iraq, but the area under cultivation appears to be diminishing rapidly due to low water levels in the Euphrates and Tigris and resulting higher levels of soil salinity. “We are facing a very tough situation this summer...
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