In Syria, the fighting is over, but a resource-rich region is left in limbo
Zour, which remains divided between Syria's new government and a Kurdish-backed militia, is a hostage to competing ambitions.
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US-Backed SDF Repels Turkish-Backed SNA Assaults Near Euphrates River
aimed at recapturing SDF-controlled territory on the west bank of the Euphrates River, near the Tishreen Dam and Qere Qozak Bridge, according to reports from the SDF. The SDF reported fierce ...
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The strategic Tishrin Dam has become a flashpoint in post-Assad Syria
Clashes in Syria have increased at the Tishrin Dam, a strategic site on the Euphrates River around 30 miles south of the ...
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Iraq Secures Major Water Agreement with Turkey, Boosting Euphrates River Flow
Ministry spokesperson Khaled Shamal highlighted the significance of established frameworks governing Euphrates River water ...
15 killed in car-bomb attack in Syria, 15 others injured; all deceased were farm workers
It was the second blast in three days in the area, after four civilians were killed and nine others, including children, were ...
Haditha Killings Fast Facts
Read CNN’s Haditha Killings Fast Facts and learn more about the 2005 killings of 24 civilians in Haditha, Iraq.
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Protests and bloodshed at Tishreen Dam, the Syrian war’s last faultline
Boza, a 65-year-old farmer from Kobani in northern Syria, had travelled to the Euphrates River by convoy on 15 January. He was part of a sit-in protest on the Tishreen Dam, organised by the local ...
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Fighting between rival factions in Syria threatens its fragile stability
(SOUNDBITE OF TANKS RUMBLING) JANE ARRAF, BYLINE: We're standing on a country road along the Euphrates River in the north of Syria. Turkish tanks travel a nearby highway. But this road is along the ...