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Tigris RiverArchive of news articles on external web sites. For mongabay-specific articles, please see http://www.mongabay.com/xml/list.htmlBrunswick Times Record,It was at this event a few years ago when the tragedy took place on one of the bridges crossing the Tigris River in Baghdad where nearly 1000 people Another Bout of Partitionism - 20 Aug 2007 uruknet.info,...they therefore demand that the capital region be partitioned too – with the Tigris river recommended as the most suitable partition line. NH soldier fights red tape, sees silver lining - 20 Aug 2007 The Union Leader,It was at this event two years ago that fears of an attack caused a stampede on a bridge crossing the Tigris River in Baghdad, and nearly 1000 perished. Iraq: US military captures 33 suspects in raids in Kirkuk, Tigris ... - Aug 4, 2007 International Herald Tribune,AP BAGHDAD: US forces captured 33 suspected insurgents Saturday in raids in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk and along the Tigris River Valley, Iraq: US forces capture 17 suspected terrorists in raids along ... - Aug 3, 2007 International Herald Tribune,AP BAGHDAD: US forces detained 17 suspected insurgents in raids Friday along Iraq's Tigris River valley, the military said. The operations targeted the New Life for Famed Baghdad Street - Aug 17, 2007 ABC News...a retreat for young lovers who strolled along the banks of the Tigris River and found anonymity under the magnificent old eucalyptus trees. Turkey signs 1.2 bln eur loan deal for Tigris dam project - Aug 14, 2007 Forbes,...signed a deal with an international consortium for a loan of 1.2 billion eur to build a major dam on the Tigris River, Anatolia news agency reported. US military raids in northern Iraq, along the Tigris River Valley - Aug 4, 2007 KTVZ,AP - August 4, 2007 10:43 AM ET BAGHDAD (AP) - There's word that US forces have been conducting raids in northern Iraq and along the Tigris River Valley. With Fixtures of War as Their Canvas, Muralists Add Beauty to Baghdad - Aug 10, 2007 New York Times,...“This neighborhood is close to the Tigris River, and yet we suffer from a shortage of water and power,� he added. “Money is spent on unnecessary things and Tigris River Provides Water for Troops - Jul 24, 2007 US Department of Defense (press release),The Tigris River flows right through Baghdad, and water is channeled directly to the Oasis factory. Machines melt down thousands of pounds of plastic beads, Turkey signs loan deal for Tigris dam project - Aug 15, 2007 Middle East Times,...an international consortium for a loan of 1.2 billion euros ($1.63 billion) to build a major dam on the Tigris River, the Anatolia news agency reported. Iraqi Resistance Report for events of Wednesday, 15 August 2007. - Aug 16, 2007 uruknet.info,...that Iraqi Resistance fighters ambushed a US supply convoy in the area of a branch of the Tigris River north of al-Fallujah on Wednesday morning. Exclusive "Bridges of Baghdad" Report - Aug 14, 2007 IraqSloggerIraq’s sprawling capital is bisected by two waterways, the mighty Tigris River and the man-made Army Canal. To the southeast, the Diyala River separates the Soldiers defiantly rebuilding bridge destroyed by bomber - Aug 16, 2007 Stars and Stripes,The Grand Canal is an off-shoot of the Tigris River. Military officials said they believe al-Qaida in Iraq was behind the attack and it may have been an US troops launch new Iraq offensive - Aug 14, 2007 Reuters Canada,A bridge over a branch of the Tigris River collapsed when a truck bomb exploded at the middle, sending three cars into the water, police said. Disaster looms as 'Saddam dam' struggles to hold back the Tigris - Aug 7, 2007 Independent,If the dam does break, specialist sources say that the impact of the flood would be felt all along the Tigris river valley. This would mean heavy damage to Tankers on Two Legs - Aug 13, 2007 The Weekly Standard...predominantly Sunni to the east along the Tigris River, and includes the site of the Iraqi nuclear reactor that was destroyed by the Israelis in 1982, 16 suspects detained from foreign terrorist and bombing networks - Aug 14, 2007 Blackanthem.com,Forces detained 16 suspected terrorists during operations Tuesday targeting foreign terrorists and bombing networks in the Tigris River Valley. World in Brief - Aug 14, 2007 Times Online,...(AFP) ANKARA Turkey has signed a deal with an international consortium for a loan of €1.2 billion (£814.6 million) to build a dam on the Tigris River near Bombings Take High Toll in Villages Around Mosul - Aug 14, 2007 NPRThe blast echoed through the town of Taji, 12 miles north of Baghdad and sent the remaining lanes and three civilian cars crashing into the Tigris River. Three tales of war — and peace — in Iraq - Aug 19, 2007 Lawrence Journal World,In an area readily recognized by anyone who’s studied the Bible: Nineveh, on the eastern bank of the Tigris River in modern-day Mosul. US helicopter kills 6 in north of Baghdad - Aug 6, 2007 Xinhua,The incident took place when a US foot-patrol was attacked by gunmen from three adjacent houses near the Tigris River on the eastern edge of the town, Wave of Baghdad car bombings kill 17 - Jul 23, 2007 Reuters Canada,Three of four separate car bombings tore through Baghdad's Karrada district on the eastern side of the Tigris River, two of them exploding almost US Military: Coalition Forces in Iraq Kill 4 Suspected Terrorists ... - Aug 5, 2007 Chosun Ilbo,In another operation, the military says 33 suspects were detained during operations in Kirkuk and the Tigris River Valley. Also, the US military said 13 dead in Baghdad mortar attacks - Aug 5, 2007 ic Wales,At least three mortars hit the Mashtal area on the eastern side of the Tigris River, a police officer said. It was unclear whether they were aimed at the US Military Says 4 Terrorists Killed, Dozens Detained in Raids ... - Aug 14, 2007 Voice of AmericaThe military said Iraqi and US troops carried out several raids early Tuesday, in Baghdad and in the Tigris River Valley, north of the capital. Iraqi police: 11 civilians killed in early-morning mortar attack - Aug 4, 2007 International Herald Tribune,At least three mortars hit the Mashtal area, on the eastern side of the Tigris River, a police officer said on condition of anonymity out of security Wave of violence kills at least 24 people in Iraq on Monday - Jul 23, 2007 Xinhua,Around midday, a third car bomb struck a police patrol near the Sahat al-Wathiq square in the same neighborhood on the east side of the Tigris River, Bridge demolished north of Tikrit - Aug 9, 2007 PRESS TV,The 30 meter-long concrete bridge, which extends over the Lower Zab River, a tributary for the Tigris River, is located some 50 km north of Tikrit City. Clashes in Baghdad kill four US soldiers - Aug 3, 2007 Daily Times,Meanwhile, US forces detained 17 suspected insurgents in raids along the Tigris River valley, the military said. The operations targeted Al Qaeda in Iraq, Coalition Targets Terrorist Cells, al Qaeda Associates in Iraq - Aug 10, 2007 PressZoom (press release),9, 2007 – Coalition forces killed three terrorists and detained 21 suspected terrorists in Iraq’s Tigris River Valley over the past two days. Suicide car bomb explosion kills 12 people in Iraqi capital - Aug 1, 2007 CNN InternationalKarrada, on the eastern side of the Tigris River, is normally one of the more stable areas in the Iraqi capital but has been hit by a string of bombs in the Suicide car bomb kills 15 in Baghdad - Aug 1, 2007 Reuters...a petrol station and electronics shops close to al-Hurriya Square in the predominantly Shi'ite Karrada district on the eastern side of the Tigris River. Wave of Baghdad car bombings kills 17 - Jul 23, 2007 Reuters India,Three of the four car bombings tore through Baghdad's Karrada district on the eastern side of the Tigris River, two of them exploding almost simultaneously, 9 US Soldiers Killed in Iraq - Aug 14, 2007 Washington Post,The blast sent three cars plunging into a canal that connects to the Tigris River, authorities said. It also destroyed the northern section of the bridge. Half Billion Dollar US Embassy in Baghdad 'Not Big Enough'? - Jul 24, 2007 Wired News...go up at a floodlighted site bristling with construction cranes from his post guarding an abandoned home on the other side of the Tigris River. Police say Baghdad car bombs kill at least 8 - Jul 23, 2007 Reuters.uk,...which issues identity cards to Iraqis. The office is near one of the main bridges leading across the Tigris River to the heavily fortified Green Zone. Tigris dam may burst any time - Aug 7, 2007 The Statesman,...in the north of the country where the wall of the giant dam holding back the Tigris river north of Mosul city is in danger of imminent collapse. 3 terrorists killed, 21 detained in operations targeting al-Qaeda ... - Aug 10, 2007 Blackanthem.com,21 suspected terrorists during operations Wednesday and Thursday targeting terrorist cells associated with al-Qaeda in Iraq in the Tigris River Valley. Mortar attack kills 11 in Iraq - Aug 5, 2007 Deccan Herald,At least three mortars hit the Mashtal area, on the eastern side of the Tigris River, killing eleven civilians and wounding 15. Mortar shells rained down on Shi'ite Pilgrims Converge on Baghdad Shrine Under Tight Security - Aug 10, 2007 RedBolivia.comIn other developments, the US military says coalition forces killed three terrorists and detained 21 suspects in operations in the Tigris River valley since Deadly blast damages Iraq bridge - Aug 14, 2007 Aljazeera.net,The bridge over a branch of the Tigris river collapsed on Tuesday when the bomber detonated his explosives-rigged vehicle at a central section, Shi'ite Pilgrims Converge on Baghdad Shrine Under Tight Security - Aug 9, 2007 RedBolivia.comIn other news, the US military says coalition forces killed three terrorists and detained 21 suspects in operations in the Tigris River valley. Wary Pilgrims Flock To Baghdad - Aug 9, 2007 The Gate - National Journal,Nearly 1000 people were killed in 2005 when rumors of a suicide bomber prompted a stampede on a bridge over the Tigris River in a Sunni-dominated 11 terrorists killed, 10 suspects detained in Coalition operations - Aug 8, 2007 Blackanthem.com,Forces killed 11 terrorists and detained 10 suspected terrorists during operations in the Tigris River Valley targeting al-Qaeda in Iraq Monday. Durbin meets with US commanders in Iraq - Aug 8, 2007 WJBC News,In a conference call with reporters, Durbin said he spent the day at a patrol base in Iraq on the banks of the Tigris River. Durbin says that in many parts Gunmen slaughter cop's family - Aug 14, 2007 News24,...outbreak of sectarian strife across Iraq and police frequently fish tortured corpses from the Tigris river that flows through the majority Shi'ite town. Pilgrimage's bloody history prompts Baghdad to ban traffic - Aug 7, 2007 CNN InternationalPanic permeated the waves of pedestrians stopped at a security checkpoint on the al-Aimma bridge over the Tigris River. A stampede ensued. Soldier shares fishing tips and more from Iraq - Aug 19, 2007 Louisville Courier-Journal,The walled camp is on a lake that Saddam Hussein had built near a canal of the Tigris River, and when Owens found some old fishing gear left by a previous Weekly Round Up - Aug 18, 2007 New Anatolian,The dam and the power plant will be built nearly 45 kilometres from the border region with Syria over Dicle (Tigris) River, which has the second biggest [an error occurred while processing this directive] archives | news | XML / RSS feed | featured
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