Euphrates River

World Jan 30, 2019

Islamic State pinned down in tiny east Syria enclave with families, U.S.-backed force says

Islamic State fighters in eastern Syria are pinned down in a final tiny pocket with their wives and children, forcing a U.S.-backed militia to slow its advance to protect civilians, the militia said on Tuesday. An aid agency said separately that 10,000 civilians had fled ...

Environment Jul 2, 2015

Iraq, Islamic State agree on one thing: Turkey hogging Euphrates water

There's one thing Islamic State militants and the Iraqi government they're besieging agree on: Turkey is using more than its fair share of water. Water levels on the Euphrates River that flows 2,700 km (1,700 miles) from eastern Turkey through Syria and Iraq past ancient ...