https://www.thenational.ae/world/mena/t ... q-1.779274Turkey steps in as Iran cuts off water supplies to Iraq
The water crisis in Iraq has reached a boiling point
Mina Aldroubi
October 10, 2018
Updated: October 10, 2018 09:39 PM
Turkey announced on Wednesday it will increase water supplies to Iraq after Iran said it would shut off vital exports to its downstream neighbour.
"An approximate 7 billion cubic metres will be cut towards the western and northern borders of Iraq on the order of the Supreme Leader, and the allocation of $8 billion to ministries of energy and agriculture to control the water movement," assistant to Iran's agriculture minister, Ali Murad Akbari said.
Iraq has faced months of concerns about the decline in water levels in the Tigris River caused by Iranian and Turkish dams upstream.
Iraqi parliament speaker Mohammed Al Halbousi reached an agreement with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday that will see Ankara ramp up
exports of water to ensure supply to the whole of Iraq, especially the drought hit southern city of Basra....
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WOW Dictator Erdogan is mercyful with Iraq...... selling water (for oil) to Iraq
The Ayatollas in Iran are not because Revolution is @ the door @ home
The NEW (old) MAD MAX GW reality 2018
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There will be WAR!