Turkey, Iraq trade blame as concern rises over low water - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Fehim Tastekin

Fehim Tastekin

Jun 26, 2018

A picture taken on March 20, 2018 shows a view of the dried-up shore of an irrigation canal near the village of Sayyed Dakhil, to the east of Nasariyah city some 300 kilometres (180 miles) south of Baghdad. - Farmers in Sayyed Dakhil have traditionally lived off their land where there used to be no need for wells, but a creeping drought is now threatening agriculture and livelihoods in the area.
Weather patterns are largely to blame for the crisis, but while rain accounts for 30 percent of Iraq's water reso — A dried-up shore of an irrigation canal is seen near the village of Sayyed Dakhil, to the east of Nasariyah city, some 300 kilometers (186 miles) south of Baghdad, March 20, 2018. — GETTY/Haidar Mohammed Ali

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