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This Iraq region is sinking into the Earth (very slowly)
A hilly area surrounding the Zagros Mountains in Iraq is being pulled into the Earth. Understanding why could help predict future earthquakes.What you need to know. Tectonic changes are forcing ...
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The Kurdistan region of Iraq: assessing the economic and social impact of the Syrian conflict and ISIS
The Kurdistan Region of the Republic of Iraq (KRI) is a constitutionally recognized semiautonomous region in northern Iraq with a population of 5.1 million (2012 estimate). Its government (the KRG), ...
Iraqi Kurdistan Faces A Deepening Economic Crisis As Unpaid Wages Pile Up
Public sector workers in Iraqi Kurdistan, a semi-autonomous region of northern Iraq, have endured irregular and delayed salary payments for more than ...
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Iraq says oil exports from Kurdish region by way of Turkey set to resume
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s oil ministry announced Saturday the resumption of oil exports from northern Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region. The exports had been halted for nearly two years after ...