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Jul 10, 2021 · Ramadi was the site of some of the fiercest fighting against U.S. troops during the Iraq war, then came a devastating fight with ISIS. Now, it’s emerging as one of Iraq’s most stable cities.
- Jane Arraf
Dec 7, 2021 · After years of war, Ramadi has come back to be one of the safer parts of the country and a magnet for investment. Two new hospitals have been built and two new universities are being developed.
Oct 7, 2021 · With a five-star hotel, malls and other real estate projects, the Iraqi city of Ramadi, ruined by more than a decade of war, is witnessing a construction boom led by the parliamentary speaker.
Jan 16, 2021 · RAMADI, Iraq — After a major reconstruction campaign by the Iraqi government, much of Anbar province's war-torn Ramadi no longer resembles a city once overrun by the Islamic State (ISIS).
- No Work, No Water, No Escape
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- Water Is Politics
Firas Mohammed, 45, was also born in the village. “How would you survive here?” he asks, visibly angry. “We are stranded.” He blames Syria, Turkey (farther upstream) and Iran for the water shortages – but also local officials for mismanaging their water allocation. “I pay 50,000 Iraqi dinars [$37] every week for bottled water for my family for drin...
Activists like Nooraldeen Adil, 29; Amin Hamid, 32; Samim Salam, 28; and Zaid Mayouf, 32, are working to provide water to affected families and advocate for better solutions from local authorities. Until recently, Hamid lived in one of the villages south of Habbaniyah. Adil, Salam and Mayouf grew up in Ramadi. “We use our funds from voluntary donat...
The crisis in Habbaniyah Lake is just one aspect of the country’s environmental threats. The Ministry of Water Resources has warned that Iraq is facing its worst water shortagein a century with 7 million people experiencing reduced access to the resource. According to the United Nations, 90 percent of the country’s rivers are polluted and Iraq will...
May 24, 2015 · This is a first-hand account by a top Kurdish commander in the Iraqi armed forces about what really happened – and what happens next – in Ramadi, Anbar and Iraq. Transcript begins: In the...
May 24, 2015 · Iraqi forces retook territory near Ramadi from ISIS on Sunday in an effort to advance to the city, which was captured by militants a week earlier, according to an Iraqi defense official.
