At one time, the lush marshes of southern Iraq nourished a thriving array of ... Marsh Arabs breached dams and canals to re-flood a large area of the wetlands in 2003. "Forty percent of the ...
In an unexpected turn of weather patterns, heavy rains have swept Iraq, offering a glimmer of ... The downpours have revived the Iraqi marshes, a Unesco World Heritage Site thought to be the ...