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The Euphrates River, at the 'Cradle of Civilization,' Is Drying Up
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 3 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 ...
Politics, climate conspire as Tigris and Euphrates dwindle
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...
Cracking the Christian nationalist code: A glossary for the confused
Salon via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoPaula White and Michael Flynn Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images While Joe Biden’s support for...
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...
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...
Ancient dung analysis suggests animals being farmed for food 13,000 years ago
Press Association News via AOL· 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 Finance via Yahoo Finance· 4 months agoA huge landslide hit a gold mine in eastern Turkey on Tuesday, trapping at least nine workers...
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...