Iraqi Agriculture in Crisis - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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Omar al-Shaher

Jan 28, 2013

A farmer sows seeds of cucumber at his farm near an oilfield in Iraq's southern province of Basra August 12, 2010. The fertile acreage atop some of the world's largest oilfields has been farmed for dates, melons and vegetables for centuries but the tribes that work the land fear they are being pushed aside in the rush to develop Iraq's vast reserves. Picture taken August 12, 2010. To match Feature IRAQ-OIL/FARMS REUTERS/Stringer (IRAQ - Tags: ENERGY AGRICULTURE BUSINESS) - RTR2HDNU — A farmer sows seeds of cucumber at his farm near an oilfield in Iraq's southern province of Basra Aug. 12, 2010. — REUTERS

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Boeing 777 jets are seen on the tarmac at Baghdad international airport December 15, 2012. Three Boeing twin-aisle 777-200LR jets arrived in Baghdad in a move aimed to boost the transportation sector in a country suffering decades of wars and sanctions. REUTERS/Mohammed Ameen (IRAQ - Tags: POLITICS TRANSPORT BUSINESS) - RTR3BLRU

Baghdad-Kuwait Flights to Resume After 22-Year Hiatus

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Members of the Iraqi Mine and Unexploded Ordnance Clearance Organization (IMCO) work to find mines in the Shatt-al-Arab district, in Iraq's southern city of Basra, November 6, 2012. Decades of war have left Iraq with one of the worst mine problems in the world, according to UNICEF, with around 20 million anti-personnel mines and more than 50 million cluster bombs believed to be left over in border areas and southern oilfields. Iraq's Environment Ministry says there are 25 million landmines scattered around

Restoration of Iraqi Border Villages Allegedly Tied to Elections

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An aerial view shows Baghdad's Khilani Square in central Baghdad May 23, 2010. REUTERS/Saad Shalash (IRAQ - Tags: CITYSCAPE)

Iraqis Divided Over Iranian Car Ban

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A view of Kahramana square in Baghdad August 31, 2010. The U.S. military formally ends combat operations in Iraq on Tuesday as President Barack Obama seeks to fulfil a promise to end the war despite persistent instability and attacks that kill dozens at a time. U.S. troop numbers were cut to 50,000 in advance of the Aug. 31 milestone in the 7-1/2-year-old war launched by Obama's predecessor, George W. Bush, whose stated aim was to destroy Iraqi weapons of mass destruction. No such weapons was found. REU

Government's Decision Threatens Iraqi Automotive Industry

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