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The Euphrates River, at the 'Cradle of Civilization,' Is Drying Up
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe Euphrates River is one of the most important water systems in recorded history. Located in Western Asia, at the very heart of the Middle East, the Euphrates-Tigris river system fed farmable ...
Climate, politics double threat as Tigris-Euphrates shrivels
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNext year, the water will come. The pipes have been laid to Ata Yigit’s sprawling farm in Turkey’s...
Rights group: Turkey water cuts worsen Syria cholera problem
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTurkey isn't ensuring an adequate water flow downstream into the Euphrates River in Syria, worsening...
Ancient city was destroyed by ISIS. Now, its mirror image found in ‘forgotten’ ruins
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe ancient city of Dura-Europos, located along the Euphrates River in Syria, has been largely...
Ancient dung analysis suggests animals being farmed for food 13,000 years ago
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAnimals were being farmed for food as early as around 13,000 years ago, an analysis of ancient dung...
9 gold mine workers are missing in Turkey after a landslide that carries environmental risks
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA huge landslide hit a gold mine in eastern Turkey on Tuesday, trapping at least nine workers...
US forces in Syria targeted in first attack since Thanksgiving
CNN via AOL· 7 months agoUS and coalition forces at Mission Support Site Euphrates in Syria were targeted by a single rocket...
Fact Check: Did Truman Say of the Creation of Israel, 'We Took Palestine in Small Doses'?
Snopes via Yahoo News· 7 months agoX user @harooncx7 Claim: Harry Truman said of the creation of the state of Israel, "We took...
Turkey's military operations in Iraq and Syria
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's armed forces have conducted several large-scale military operations over the decades in northern Iraq and northern Syria...
Ancient Sumerians invented water flumes thousands of years earlier than previously thought
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe British Museum’s ongoing Girsu Project discovered the true function of a mysterious structure -...