More than 100 soldiers have died in Iraq since then ... the explosion was so large it was seen by NASA satellites. But on Saturday, there was a snag. They were in a desert valley and their ...

Farmer Hadi Saheb cannot wait to see his wheat fields flourish in the heart of the desert after he tapped into groundwater reserves in water-starved Iraq. Farmer Hadi Saheb (R) accompanied by Fahd ...

Iraq shifts to using desert well ... supporting the installation of drip and sprinkler systems. Large institutions have bought into the shift to desert wells: The body that oversees the Imam ...

To feed and cool his buffaloes, Hashem Gassed must cross 10 kilometers (six miles) of sunburnt land in southern Iraq, where drought is devastating swathes of the mythical Mesopotamian Marshes.

Other issues also loom large between the two countries, including water supply issues and exports of oil and gas from northern Iraq to Turkey, which have been halted for more than a year.

The 7th Armoured Brigade, also known as the Desert Rats, played a huge part in the 1991 Gulf War and are now being sent to the region again, ahead of possible action against Iraq. General Patrick ...

Although Iraq's fertile plains traditionally stretch along the once-mighty Tigris and Euphrates -- the two rivers whose levels have plummeted -- Saheb's vast lands lie in the heart of the southern ...

In drought-stricken Iraq, farmers like Hadi Saheb are drilling wells to tap into groundwater reserves, enabling them to cultivate desert lands and increase wheat production. While this government ...