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NEWS ABOUT: Euphrates

Euphrates stories: 4 news summaries

 Drying Euphrates 
 Cripples Iraq 

Turkish, Syrian dams, Iraqi practices blamed

Jul 14, 09 8:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iraqis are suffering as the Euphrates river dwindles, a result of Turkish and Syrian dams upstream, a 2-year drought, and Iraqi’s own mismanagement of its water supply, the New York Times reports. Farmers and fishermen have been ruined and key grain-growing land desiccated. “The old men say it’... More »

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Iraq • Turkey • Syria • drought • water • Euphrates • river • dams

Militant Website Says It Has Video of Troop Abduction

Two GIs remain missing after ambush in Iraq

Jun 4, 07 10:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - A militant Islamic website says it will release a video showing the capture last month of three American soldiers. The video shows the kidnapping as well as the ID cards of the two soldiers who are still missing, says an organization that monitors militant websites. The third soldier was later... More »

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Internet • kidnapping • missing soldiers • Islamic militants • video • Euphrates • US Army • Byron Fouty • Alex Jimenez • militant • al-Qaeda • Iraq war

Missing Soldier's Body Identified

Troops continue to
hunt for remaining
two GIs missing since May 12

May 24, 07 7:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US military has identified the body pulled from the Euphrates River yesterday as one of the three missing American soldiers. DNA evidence is still pending, but a commanding officer identified the remains as Pfc. Joseph Anzack Jr., a 20-year-old gunner from Torrance, California. More »

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missing soldiers • Joseph Anzack Jr. • US troops • Euphrates • al-Qaeda

(Newser) - Iraqi police found the body of a man dressed in a U.S. military uniform in the Euphrates river today. A soldier from the unit that lost three soldiers earlier in the month is en route to see if he can identify the body. If the body belongs to one... More »

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Iraq • missing soldiers • US military • Triangle of Death • Mussayab • Euphrates • Mahmoudiya • al-Qaeda

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