Iraq/Turkey/Islamic State: Water Shortages Unite Iraq, Islamic State against Turkey

Nov 9, 2015 | California Turkish Times
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There’s a single factor Islamic State militants and the Iraqi government they’re besieging agree on: Turkey is utilizing extra than its fair share of water. Water levels on the Euphrates River that flows 2,700 kilometers (1,700 miles) from eastern Turkey via Syria and Iraq previous ancient Mesopotamian lands have fallen additional than half this year, withering farmers’ crops and raising the threat of a wider regional conflict, Iraqi officials say.