| 单词 | Tigris River |
| 例句 | The musicians played in a park where the militants once trained child soldiers and the music, a mixture of Western and Iraqi classical, wafted along the banks of the Tigris River. Artists emerge from ruins of Mosul to reclaim Iraqi city's cultural... 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z The analysis refutes Poidebard's claim that the forts were located along a north-south axis by showing that the forts spanned from Mosul on the Tigris River to Aleppo in western Syria. Cold War spy satellite imagery reveals Ancient Roman forts 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z “In reality, there’s a huge number that extend from the eastern Mediterranean to the Tigris River.” Spy photos of Syrian desert reveal ancient Roman forts 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z It was built on the banks of the Tigris River in Mesopotamia, a land that had supported some of the earliest human civilizations because of its remarkable fertility. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Still towering over the Tigris River, for example, are the Victory Arch, an arch formed by two giant hands holding crossed swords, and two large turquoise half-domes called the al-Shaheed Monument, or Martyrs’ Monument. Once everywhere, Saddam’s image scrubbed from Baghdad 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z He learned to swim in the Tigris River and honed his business acumen in his father’s tea shop off Rashid Street before striking out on his own. Commentary: Iraq is the war no one wants to remember. As an Iraqi American, I can never forget 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z Along the boulevard that tracks the Tigris River and inside the Green Zone, the seat of Iraq’s government, the likeness of Maj. In the U.S.-Led Iraq War, Iran Was the Big Winner 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z At a cafe along the Tigris River in Baghdad, Iraqi men watched Mr. Hussein during his court appearance as it was broadcast on television on July 1. In Photos: The Iraq War 2023-03-18T04:00:00Z The Abbasids moved their capital to Baghdad, along the Tigris River in what is modern-day Iraq. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Intersected by the Tigris River, it was once the center of the Islamic world, known for its elaborate gardens. Baghdad Loses Green Space to Real Estate Boom 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z Starting in the early hours of the day, Iraqi authorities removed checkpoints and opened major roads and tunnels that cut through the zone on the west bank of the Tigris River. Iraq reopens Baghdad’s Green Zone to ease traffic jams 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z The dry earth is cracked beneath his feet and thick layers of salt coat shriveled reeds in the Chibayish wetlands amid this year’s dire shortages in fresh water flows from the Tigris River. Salt, drought decimate buffaloes in Iraq’s southern marshes 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z Before Turkey began operating the dam in May 2020, all the waters of Tigris River flowed into Iraq. Politics, climate conspire as Tigris and Euphrates dwindle 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z This new capital was situated along the Tigris River, a vital trade conduit to the Persian Gulf and to the Indian Ocean beyond. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Adhamiya, with its huge orchards near the Tigris River, was traditionally one of the coolest areas of Baghdad in the summer. Baghdad Loses Green Space to Real Estate Boom 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z In September 1980, two Iranian jets flew into Iraq, dropped low to avoid radar detection and raced into position over Al Tuwaitha, an industrial fortress south of Baghdad on the banks of the Tigris River. Decades of Nuclear Reactor Strikes Predate Ukraine Power Plant Crisis 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z But across the Tigris River, Sadr’s supporters said they believed him. Iraq crisis simmers as protesters shut parliament down 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z Through constant warfare, Assyrian kings eventually built an empire that stretched from east and north of the Tigris River all the way to central Egypt. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In January 2005, Cashe and his unit — 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division — deployed to a decrepit airfield north of the Tigris River that U.S. forces called Forward Operating Base Mackenzie. After extraordinary sacrifice — and years of delay — Alwyn Cashe gets his Medal of Honor 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z Death was always present, like a swath of sky, or the legions of pigeons swarming the Ahrar Bridge over the Tigris River. Invasion Generation: Iraq's children of war come of age with little hope 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z Three weeks later, yet another quadcopter drone of the same kind was discovered on the rooftop of a building just across the Tigris River from the embassy. In militants’ hands, drones emerge as a deadly new wild card in the Middle East 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z The senior sniper was hidden about 750 meters away in a pile of rubble across the Tigris River. ‘Alpha,’ by David Philipps: A Navy SEAL’s Behavior Worried Teammates and Changed How They Fought 2021-11-13T05:00:00Z In March 2019, over 100 people died when a ferry capsized on the Tigris River near the northern city of Mosul. Massive fire sweeps through COVID-19 ward of Baghdad hospital 2021-04-25T04:00:00Z The bridge is located on the Tigris River, which connects the predominately Sunni Adhamiya area to Kadhimiya, which is mostly Shiite. Iraq pilgrims defy virus protocols as case numbers rise 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z The Old City on the west bank of the Tigris River, once the jewel of Mosul, remains in ruins even as newer parts of the city have seen a cautious recovery. Iraqis slowly rebuild Mosul, with little aid from government 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z The bridge across the Tigris River witnessed fierce clashes between protesters and government forces last year as protesters tried to cross it. Iraq clears sit-in square, a year after mass protests began 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z He threw himself into using the law to help people in Amara, a small city flanked by marshes on the Tigris River that is the capital of Missan province. In Iraq a father faces militia power as he seeks missing son 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z The fortified embassy is in the Green Zone, on a bank of the Tigris River. Pompeo Threatens to Close U.S. Embassy in Iraq Unless Militias Halt Attacks 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z Vendela lost both legs and suffered numerous other injuries in a horrific incident in Iraq in 2007 when he was on a reconnaissance patrol leading a convoy near the Tigris River. Purple Heart veteran moves into donated home with family 2020-07-12T04:00:00Z The clashes took place after authorities began removing concrete barriers near Tahrir Square and across at least one main bridge over the Tigris River in Baghdad. Iraqi security forces raid Baghdad's main protest camp, shoot at demonstrators 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z The highway connects areas in Baghdad’s Rusafa, a district to the east of the Tigris River. Targeted killings up as 8 wounded in Iraq protest violence 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z The country’s elite counterterrorism forces fanned out in black vehicles down the four-square-mile strip of land along the Tigris River. In Baghdad, fears that U.S.-Iran showdowns could leave Iraq caught in middle 2020-01-04T05:00:00Z They said they would relocate to an area on the opposite bank of the Tigris River and establish a protest camp there. Supporters of Iranian-backed militia end siege of U.S. Embassy in Baghdad 2020-01-01T05:00:00Z Hasankeyf, on the banks of the Tigris River in south-east Turkey, is thought to be one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements on Earth. Guardian Cities 2019: a look back at the 10 most-read stories of the year 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z Mr. Buttigieg recalled spending only two nights in Baghdad, where McKinsey consultants were quartered in a building near the Tigris River, and “going to a ministry.” When Pete Buttigieg Was One of McKinsey’s ‘Whiz Kids’ 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z Iraqi authorities began clamping down on public demonstrations last week by pushing protesters back from three bridges spanning the Tigris River toward the fortified Green Zone. Protesters in Iraq celebrate soccer win against Iran 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z The protesters were trying to remove barriers near two bridges that lead to the west bank of the Tigris River. World Digest: Nov. 7, 2019 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z For days, the protesters have been trying to cross the Tigris River to the heavily fortified Green Zone, where the government is headquartered. World Digest: At least 5 protesters killed in Baghdad 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z In Baghdad, security forces fired tear gas at protesters who tried to cross to bridges over the Tigris River leading to the heavily fortified Green Zone, home to the Iraqi government and foreign embassies. Iraqi security forces kill one protester, wound 200 more 2019-11-02T04:00:00Z Later on Wednesday, hundreds of people headed to the Al-Sanak Bridge that runs parallel to the Joumhouriya Bridge, opening a new front in their attempts to cross the Tigris River to the Green Zone. Rocket attack kills Iraqi soldier, adding to growing unrest 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z For up to 12,000 years, the Tigris River has sustained the people of Hasankeyf, one of the oldest known human settlements. A Turkish town, inhabited for some 12,000 years, will soon vanish as a dam project is completed 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z Getting to the front lines with the Islamic State these days requires a drive of about one hour outside of Irbil to the desert and mountainous region overlooking the plains that frame the Tigris River. ISIS fighters find refuge, rebuild networks in northern Iraq, Kurdish peshmerga warn 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z After the half-hour drive from Batman in south-east Turkey, the ancient city of Hasankeyf, which sits on the banks of the Tigris River, appears as an oasis. ‘They are barbaric’: Turkey prepares to flood 12,000-year-old city to build dam 2019-09-12T04:00:00Z On Tuesday, U.S. military officials released video of American fighter jets dropping some 80,000 pounds of bombs on an island in the Tigris River “infested” with Islamic State fighters. On Sept. 11, the U.S. military wrestles with wars that won’t go away 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z More than 80,000 pounds of laser-guided bombs were dropped on the island located on the Tigris River south of Mosul, according to U.S. US bombs ISIS-'infested island' in Iraq, new video shows 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z The trained sniper was also charged with shooting two Iraqis, a girl in a flower-print hijab, and an elderly man walking near the Tigris River. A murder trial that tore band of brothers apart 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z Associated Press reporters on the east side of the Tigris River, opposite the Green Zone, heard an explosion, after which sirens sounded briefly in Baghdad. Rocket explodes near U.S. Embassy in Baghdad 2019-05-19T04:00:00Z Associated Press reporters on the east side of the Tigris River, opposite the Green Zone, heard an explosion, after which alert sirens sounded briefly in Baghdad. Rocket attack hits near US Embassy in Baghdad’s Green Zone 2019-05-19T04:00:00Z Alert sirens sounded briefly in Baghdad after the explosion was heard, according to Associated Press reporters on the east side of the Tigris River. Baghdad's Green Zone targeted in rocket attack, no casualties reported, military says 2019-05-19T04:00:00Z That theme expands to monumental scale in seven large collaged panels re-creating 9th century BC carved reliefs from the Northwest Palace of Nimrud, southeast of Mosul along the Tigris River. Review: Michael Rakowitz remakes looted Iraqi antiquities with a modern message 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z He routinely parked an armored truck on a Tigris River bridge and emptied the truck’s heavy machine gun into neighborhoods on the other side with no discernible targets, according to one senior SEAL. Navy SEALs Were Warned Against Reporting Their Chief for War Crimes 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z MOSUL, Iraq — The drawn men waited silently outside the morgue on Saturday for the scream of an approaching ambulance carrying another victim of the devastating raft accident on the Tigris River this past week. After a Deadly Ferry Accident, a Grim Vigil at an Iraqi Morgue 2019-03-23T04:00:00Z At least 71 people died and another 55 were rescued Thursday when a ferry overloaded with holiday revelers sank in the Tigris River near the Iraqi city of Mosul, officials said. More than 70 people dead in Iraq ferry sinking 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z Officials say the ferry sank in the Tigris River near the northern city of Mosul because of a technical problem, and that there weren’t many boats in the area to rescue people. The Latest: Death toll from Iraq ferry sinking rises to 71 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z “If two fish fight in the Tigris River, it is because of Iran.” Pompeo’s Anti-Iran Tour Faces Obstacles of a Fractious Middle East 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z The city is bisected by the Tigris River. Iraq’s Post-ISIS Campaign of Revenge 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z A main road and Tigris River crossing were reopened Monday leading through the Green Zone for a two-week trial period, though the area housing diplomatic missions, including the U.S. embassy, remained walled off. Iraq Marks Anniversary of ISIS Defeat Amid Public Discontent 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z I was with an Infantry company in Hamam Al-Alil, an outlaw town about five miles south of Mosul along the Tigris River. Trump is inciting violence, and now we have a MAGAbomber 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z For people who can’t afford cafes or bars, the Jadriyah bridge over the Tigris River serves as a sort of impromptu party venue. ‘Iraqis aren’t spiritual. They like to party.’ Baghdad revels as violence recedes. 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z The only way in was to cross the Tigris River from Iraq in a shaky, seatless motorboat. An Ancient River in Syria Sections Off a Modern War 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z The imposing black basalt city walls that date from the Byzantine era encircle the old city like a massive fortress on a hill above the Tigris River. Erdogan’s Most Charismatic Rival Challenges Him, From Jail 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z This year the rains failed, too, and a new Turkish dam threatens to reduce flows from the Tigris River into the Mosul Dam Lake. Special Report: How Iraq's agricultural heartland is dying of thirst 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z Beside the newly rebuilt Old Bridge, which goes over the Tigris River, a group of young scrap collectors took a break from work to cool off. A Drink in a Bar, a Dip in the Tigris: Mosul Returns to Life 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z Across the Tigris River in eastern Mosul, there are barely any reminders of the fight. Iraq’s prime minister is making electoral history in the former jewel of the Islamic State 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z The Tigris River, which flows through the city, is a demarcation line in the task of reconstruction. Special Report: This man is trying to rebuild Mosul. He needs help... 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z From Feb. 19 — when the fight crossed the Tigris River — to mid-July, there were nearly 2,400 civilian deaths. Mosul is a graveyard: Final IS battle kills 9,000 civilians 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z From Feb. 19 - when the fight crossed the Tigris River - to mid-July, there were nearly 2,400 civilian deaths. 9,000-plus died in battle with Islamic State group for Mosul 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z Consider Hasankeyf, a charming town on the Tigris River in eastern Turkey, set against sculpted limestone cliffs. The real cost of energy Three months later, the eastern half was declared liberated with limited damage, as the Islamic State fighters fled across the Tigris River to the city’s western and more congested half. Tal Afar After Liberation From ISIS: Battered but Still Standing 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z Ashur is a city in present-day Iraq, north of the Tigris River near the Iranian Plateau. An omen of doom and source of awe: A glimpse into the history of solar eclipses 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z Videos that emerged last week showed troops in Mosul taking captured IS suspects and throwing them one by one off a high wall next to the Tigris River, then shooting their bodies below. Iraqi officer seeks vengeance in Mosul, where killings mount 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z But Iraqi forces exchanged gunfire with the militants in their final redoubt just before midnight and into the morning, two residents living just across the Tigris River from the area told Reuters. Iraq strikes Islamic State in Mosul days after declaring victory 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z But cross the Tigris River heading west, and the cityscape shatters into an ugly sea of broken buildings. Victory in Mosul leaves survivors reeling: ‘We got our city back, but there is nothing for me in it’ 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z Airstrikes pounded the edge of the neighborhood west of the Tigris River throughout the day. Clashes Shake Mosul a Day After Victory Over ISIS Declared 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z The bridges that use to connect the east and west sides of the city, over the Tigris River, are destroyed. What's Next for Mosul After It Was Liberated From ISIS 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z But airstrikes and sniper fire continued amid the revelry, and the extremists stubbornly held small patches of ground west of the Tigris River. Iraqi leader congratulates troops in Mosul; fight goes on 2017-07-09T04:00:00Z Iraq’s special forces are now just 450 meters from the Tigris River that roughly divides Mosul in half, according to Maj. Airstrikes propel Mosul gains, despite toll on civilians 2017-07-02T04:00:00Z On the eastern bank of the Tigris River, an old fairground is now a screening station to stop fighters from leaving among the civilians. Victory in Mosul leaves survivors reeling: ‘We got our city back, but there is nothing for me in it’ 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z The civilians — mostly women and children — are fleeing the city in waves of displacement as Iraqi forces push toward the Tigris River, according to Iraqi special forces Maj. Civilians flee as strikes pound last of IS-held Mosul 2017-07-02T04:00:00Z Even now two small pockets in the city remain, including several main streets in the heart of the Old City adjoining the Tigris River. Iraq claims a slightly premature victory over Islamic State 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z Islamic State snipers are shooting at families trying to flee on foot or by boat across the Tigris River, as part of a tactic to keep civilians as human shields, according to the United Nations. Mosul Old City battle goes house to house as Islamic State fighters defend 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z Islamic State snipers are shooting at families trying to flee on foot or by boat across the Tigris River, as part of a tactic to keep civilians as human shields, the U.N. said on Friday. Iraqi forces say started storming Islamic State-held Mosul Old City 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z Islamic State snipers are shooting at families trying to flee on foot or by boat across the Tigris River, as part of a tactic to keep civilians as human shields, it said. Iraqi forces remove Islamic State fighters from vicinity of U.S.base in Syria 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z Islamic State snipers are shooting at families trying to flee on foot or by boat across the Tigris River, it said. 100,000 civilians behind Islamic State lines in Iraqi city of Mosul 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z In the early-morning operation, at least 50 Islamic State fighters slipped from their positions in the Old City, with some moving down the bank of the Tigris River... ISIS Fighters Launch Counterattack in Mosul 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z Months after the start of the offensive, IS militants control only a handful of neighborhoods in and around the Old City, located west of the Tigris River, which divides Mosul into western and eastern sectors. Food Poisoning Strikes Hundreds at Iraqi Displacement Camp 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z During the thirty-two months that the Islamic State ruled the city, the university campus, on tree-lined grounds near the Tigris River, was gradually closed down and then torched. Mosul’s Library Without Books 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z The picture is different across the Tigris River. Torn by War on ISIS, Mosul Risks Lasting Divisions 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z Hours after announcing the push, the government said two military officers were killed in clashes in the Shafaa neighborhood on the Tigris River. Officers: IS snipers, suicide bombers slow advance in Mosul 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z Commanders say only about 6 percent of the city remains to be captured, with 500 to 700 Islamic State fighters hunkered down in the old city west of the Tigris River. Opinion | How the world can prepare for the ‘day after’ the Islamic State 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z Mosul is divided by the Tigris River into its eastern and western part. Iraq says IS now in control of about a tenth of Mosul’s west 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z Mosul is divided, with Iraqi forces still fighting a grueling battle against the Islamic State on the other side of the Tigris River, which cuts through the heart of one of Iraq’s largest cities. Smoke-filled pool halls are back in Mosul. After ISIS, ‘we seek joy.’ 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z There was once a flourishing bicycle trade in west Mosul, with shops lined up along the banks of the Tigris River, which bisects the city. Dodging rubble is one thing — in Mosul, cyclists contend with mortars and gunfire too 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z Last year, Iraqi military forces, supported by the U.S.-led coalition, waged successful battles to oust IS from Fallujah, Ramadi, eastern Mosul and a number of smaller towns along the Tigris River. AP Fact Check: Trump and lawmakers on Syria, jobs, court 2017-04-09T04:00:00Z The city is divided by the Tigris River into a western and eastern half and the entire operation to liberate Mosul of the extremists began last October. Aid group says medical assistance needed in Iraq's Mosul 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z The Iraqi army is still securing the eastern edge of the Tigris River, but Hamdani hopes to see the city fully patrolled by police soon. East Mosul may be free from Islamic State control, but it's far from secure 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z It is three weeks since Iraqi forces launched a campaign to recapture districts west of the Tigris River that bisects Mosul. Iraqi general says 30 percent of west Mosul recaptured from Islamic State 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z After eastern neighborhoods were secured weeks ago, the ferocious tug-of-war now is taking place in the city’s densely packed neighborhoods west of the Tigris River, which are home to about 750,000 people. In Mosul, Iraqi forces struggle to hang on to government compound days after retaking it 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z The eastern half of Mosul was recaptured earlier this year. The city is split into two by the Tigris River. Iraqi forces capture west Mosul’s main government buildings in pre-dawn raid 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z Iraqi forces launched a daring nighttime raid in the early hours of Tuesday morning on the sprawling complex of municipal buildings in western Mosul along the Tigris River. Daring nighttime raid turns to deadly trap in Mosul 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z He says the troops also control the western side of a second bridge across the Tigris River. Iraqi commander: Troops capture Mosul government complex 2017-03-06T05:00:00Z Iraqi forces also reportedly secured the second of five bridges spanning the Tigris River that connect eastern and western Mosul. ISIS defeat in Mosul expected within weeks, coalitions make quick progress 2017-03-06T05:00:00Z Islamic State maintains a grip on western Mosul, and security remains shaky in the eastern side of the city, which is divided by the Tigris River. Born under a bad sign: Mosul residents with Islamic State birth certificates need a do-over 2017-03-06T05:00:00Z The attack hit a neighborhood along the Tigris River - which roughly divides the city in two. UN: If confirmed, chemical attacks in Mosul a war crime 2017-03-04T05:00:00Z The alleged attack occurred this week in eastern Mosul, an area declared fully liberated by Iraqi forces in January in a neighborhood along the Tigris River that roughly divides the city in two. UN: If confirmed, chemical attacks in Mosul a war crime 2017-03-04T05:00:00Z The troops halted their campaign on the banks of the Tigris River, which bisects the city, while they regrouped. Iraq's offensive against Islamic State militants in western Mosul sends thousands on trek for safety 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z Iraqi security forces reclaimed the eastern half of Mosul, which is split in two by the Tigris River, in late January. The underground beauty salon that defied Islamic State in Mosul 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z Al-Hussaini said the troops advanced along the Tigris River after retaking the edge of a destroyed bridge spanning the river. Iraq commander: Troops approach Mosul government complex 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z All the Mosul five bridges, spanning the Tigris River to the city’s government-controlled eastern side, were all destroyed by airstrikes last year. Iraqi Commander: Troops push further into western Mosul 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z The thunderous booms from howitzers near Hamam al-Alil, a town along the Tigris River, are just part of the American military’s contribution to keeping the Iraqi offensive moving forward. U.S. Forces Play Crucial Role Against ISIS in Mosul 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z The city is split roughly in half by the Tigris River. Iraq: Police Commandos recapture new neighborhood in Mosul 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z Iraq’s second largest city is split roughly in half by the Tigris River. Iraq: Police Commandos recapture new neighborhood in Mosul 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z The streets are older and narrower in the western section of the city, stretching west from the Tigris River that divides Mosul into the eastern and western half. U.S.-backed Iraqi forces enter Mosul airport and military base 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z Mosul, which is bisected by the Tigris River, was seized by Islamic State militants in the summer of 2014. Islamic State fires cluster bombs at Iraqi government forces 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi announced the much-anticipated assault early Sunday morning, and by nightfall roughly five square miles had been recaptured on the southern outskirts of the western bank of the Tigris River. U.S. advisors are now fighting alongside Iraqi forces in the battle for Mosul 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z It took them 100 days to reach the Tigris River, which bisects the city and now forms one of the launching points for government forces bearing down on the west. Gritty clashes mark what Iraq hopes will be 'the dawn of a great victory' in Mosul 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z After all, they live just a half mile from the muddy Tigris River, which divides eastern and western Mosul. Stuck Without Water in Mosul, Neighbors Find a Way 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z However as Iraqi forces closed in on the Tigris River, they began to see swifter progress. Iraqi forces launch push to take western Mosul from IS 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z In late January, they reached the banks of the Tigris River, which bisects Mosul, and declared the city’s eastern section liberated. Iraq Starts Offensive to Retake Western Mosul From ISIS 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z Mosul, which is bisected by the Tigris River, was seized by a skeleton force of Islamic State militants who swatted away a government force of some 20,000 men in the summer of 2014. U.S. advisors are now fighting alongside Iraqi forces in the battle for Mosul 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z A ministry spokesman said the bomb was placed in a parked car at the market in the Bayaa neighborhood, between Baghdad International Airport and the Tigris River. At least 45 people are killed in bombing at popular car market in Baghdad 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z But war intrudes closer to the Tigris River, the line now separating government forces on the east side of the city from Islamic State jihadis bunkered in the west. In the half of Mosul freed from Islamic State, life returns to not-quite normal 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z Soldiers looked up and spotted a drone aircraft operated by Islamic State militants, located about 600 meters away across the Tigris River, which bisects Mosul. Iraqi forces wage psychological war with jihadist corpses 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z As a walkie-talkie carried word of another casualty from an Islamic State mortar attack, an Iraqi policeman peered through leaves at enemy positions just across the Tigris River. At former jihadist training camp, Iraqi police face drones, crack snipers 2017-02-05T05:00:00Z They had aspired merely to secure a couple of the city’s western neighborhoods, but they quickly reached the Tigris River, which snakes south through the middle of Mosul. The Desperate Battle to Destroy ISIS 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z Today, pockets of Islamic State fighters remain in Tikrit districts west of the Tigris River. Iraqi Region Is Evicting Families of ISIS Members 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z Across town, overlooking the Tigris River dividing east and west, the former Ninewah Oberoi Hotel offered another glimpse into Islamic State, which changed its name to Hotel of the Inheritors. Iraqi general's tour suggests tough fight ahead in west Mosul 2017-01-22T05:00:00Z Iraqi forces also have quickly advanced in other neighborhoods nearby, seizing the university and key government buildings and reaching the Tigris River, which carves the city in two. After a slow and bloody fight against ISIS, Iraqi forces pick up the pace in Mosul 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z In the last few days, Iraqi forces have closed in on the Tigris River, which bisects Mosul. The Obama Legacy on Jihadism 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z On January 8th, after the offensive resumed, the Golden Division reached the Tigris River. The Desperate Battle to Destroy ISIS 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z Iraqi forces this week reached a bridge over the Tigris River that bisects the city of Mosul, gaining a strategic advantage over Islamic State militants whom commanders described as increasingly desperate. Iraqi troops reach Tigris River, but more challenges ahead in battle for Mosul 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z Late last month, U.S.-coalition forces destroyed the last of five bridges spanning the Tigris River, which bisects Mosul, cutting off access for taxis and other traffic to the city’s west side. To cross the front lines in the battle for Mosul, you just hail a cab 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z She captured the archaeological dig on celluloid and Kodak film, developing the prints in water painstakingly filtered from the nearby Tigris River. Agatha Christie had little-known role in ancient Nimrud 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z Mohammed Ayad said he was detained by troops earlier this month when he sneaked from his home neighborhood, which is under IS control, across the Tigris River into a district recaptured by the military. Some in Mosul wary of return of Iraq's government 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z Coalition forces bombed the last remaining bridge connecting east and west Mosul late on Monday in a bid to block Islamic State's access across the Tigris River. Iraqi forces face Islamic State car bombs, fierce resistance in south Mosul 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z Mosul, the biggest city in Iraq’s north and jewel of the Islamic State’s self-proclaimed caliphate, is sliced in half by the Tigris River. Reinforced Iraqi units resume offensive to take Mosul from Islamic State 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z While Iraqi counter-terrorism and army units pushed forward from the north and east toward the Tigris River that divides the city, several thousand federal police advanced to the southeast, commanders said. New phase begins in offensive to drive Islamic State out of key city of Mosul 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z A multi-ethnic city where up to 1.5 million people of a pre-war population of around 2 million are still thought to be living, Mosul is divided roughly in half by the Tigris River. Exclusive: Fresh advance in east Mosul to begin within days - U.S. commander 2016-12-26T05:00:00Z The same year, Turkey began surveying sites for another dam, just north of the border it shares with Iraq, on the Tigris River. A Bigger Problem Than ISIS? 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z The troops from the 9th Armored Division were on a foot patrol when they came under fire by IS militants stationed on the opposite bank of the Tigris River. Iraq’s special forces control 19 Mosul neighborhoods 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z On the ground in Mosul, the sounds of automatic fire and the thud of mortar shells and artillery shook the city’s eastern sector, east of the Tigris River on Friday morning. Death toll in Iraq bombing claimed by ISIS rises to 73 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z Some of the oil oozed into trenches to divert it from the Tigris River and inhabited areas. Iraqis finally put out some oil fires set months ago by IS 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z Government forces are still fighting in a dozen of about 50 neighborhoods on the eastern part of Mosul, which is divided by the Tigris River that runs through its center. Iraqi forces yet to seal off Mosul as battle enters second month 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z New signs touting nationalism and unity now line a main highway since Iraqi forces drove the extremists from the Tigris River Valley town in August. Ouster of extremists from Iraqi town leaves bitter divisions 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z The troops started down an unpaved track that led southwest through the Tigris River valley toward the city of Mosul. ‘They Will Have to Die Now’ 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z When Iraqi forces began to close in on this cluster of villages along the Tigris River valley, most of the militants fled into Mosul, taking thousands of civilians with them. Mass grave points to IS horrors to come in push for Mosul 2016-11-12T05:00:00Z It’s a long, hard slog to the Tigris River that carves through the center of Mosul — and then a whole new battle awaits on the other side. Iraq has never seen this kind of fighting in its battles with ISIS 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z Iraqi forces, Iranian-backed militias and Kurdish peshmerga forces all are driving toward the Tigris River from the east and have encountered numerous suicide bombing attacks along the way. Donald Trump advisers battle moderate Republicans in transition 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z They were heading for one of the five bridges that span the Tigris River, which bisects the city. Armed civilians are joining the fight against Islamic State in Mosul, Iraqi officials say 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z The Tigris River valley is dotted with villages and olive groves. ‘They Will Have to Die Now’ 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z Another grave draped with an Iraqi flag was for a tribal fighter killed by IS in clashes on the other side of the Tigris River. Iraqis bury their dead in cemetery destroyed by IS 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z Iraq’s Federal Police and army divisions resumed their northward push on Thursday, as they work to clear 84 villages between the Baghdad-Mosul highway and Tigris River up to Mosul airport on the city’s southern edge. New Front Opened in Battle for Mosul 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Pentagon officials said the Islamic State fighters are expected to retreat westward and, as they do, to blow up the five Tigris River bridges leading into Mosul in a bid to slow the advance. Donald Trump advisers battle moderate Republicans in transition 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z Six young bearded men crossed the Tigris River on Friday to this newly freed village of Salhiya. Armed civilians are joining the fight against Islamic State in Mosul, Iraqi officials say 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z During the summer, Iraqi forces pushed north along the Tigris River. Surviving the Fall of ISIS Some officials expect the militants to pull back from the eastern side of Mosul, which is divided by the Tigris River, and instead defend the west bank, where the government center is. Girding to Retake Mosul, Obama Faces Bush’s Deadly Pitfall 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z Most likely the main thrust will drive up the Baghdad-Mosul highway on the west bank of the Tigris River, halting when the southern outskirts of Mosul are reached. Islamic State conflict: How will the battle for Mosul unfold? - BBC News 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z The strategic town sits some 60 miles south of Mosul, between the Tigris River and the main highway linking the city to the capital Baghdad. Islamic State Driven From Strategic Town of Shirqat, Iraqi Military Says 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z Mr. Argun’s garden, along with thousands of years of history, will be submerged when Turkey completes a hydroelectric dam on the Tigris River, a project that dates back to the 1950s. Dam Project Threatens to Submerge Thousands of Years of Turkish History 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z It was one of several forward positions on a front line that ran along the crest of a mountainside and faced west onto the Tigris River Valley. Surviving the Fall of ISIS We were standing on the shoulder of the road in Gunde Siba, just a few miles west of the Tigris River and still some 40 miles from the town of Sinjar. Fractured Lands: How the Arab World Came Apart 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z The first mission began on July 20, when a small team of combat engineers was tasked with helping an Iraqi engineer battalion establish security around a temporary bridge constructed over the Tigris River. As noose tightens around Mosul, U.S. forces begin advising Iraqi units closer to front lines 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z One likely job is helping Iraq troops build bridges to get across the Tigris River into Mosul. Pentagon to increase U.S. troops in Iraq to help prepare assault on Mosul 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z The risky strategy veers from the plan of his U.S. allies, who want Baghdad to focus instead on recapturing Islamic State's Iraqi de facto capital Mosul on the Tigris River further north. Islamic State loses ground on fronts in Syria, Iraq 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z The battle for Mosul, about 35 miles north, must begin with the seizure of such Islamic State positions along the Tigris River. In Iraq, the Mosul offensive is off to a slow and shaky start 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z “We didn’t leave the house the whole time they were here,” says Shaban, standing in front of her home, on the bank of the Tigris River. This Fragile Iraqi Dam Could Pose a Bigger Threat Than ISIS 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z Even worse, he says, would be a massive deposit of silt across the Tigris River basin. This Crumbling Dam Could Wipe Out Cultural Treasures A: The dam, the largest in Iraq, controls the flow of the Tigris River north of Mosul. Iraq’s Biggest Dam Could Collapse at Any Time, Killing Thousands 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z Built three decades ago in northern Iraq, the dam holds 11 billion cubic meters of water from the Tigris River, which travels south through Mosul and Baghdad. Iraq's Largest Dam is at Risk of Bursting 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z He mentioned providing more logistics support for Iraqi ground operations and helping set up temporary bridges that allow Iraqi forces to move into the northern Iraqi city, which is situated on the Tigris River. Top U.S. defense officials said the military will expand and improve operations supporting Iraqi security forces as they prepare to retake Mosul 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z Situated on the Tigris River, Mosul Dam is the fourth largest in the Middle East and one of the largest in Iraq. Top US General in Iraq warns Mosul Dam could collapse 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z Here, Iraqis stock up on whiskey and beer, then take their drinks to a nearby bridge overlooking the Tigris River. Feared Shiite militias back in spotlight after three Americans vanish in Iraq 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z And if this dam collapsed, it would cause massive devastation to entire communities along the Tigris River. Iraq's Mosul Dam at risk of bursting as erosion takes its toll - BBC News 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z Following a dirt road through meadowland and abandoned wheat farms on the east side of the Tigris River, we arrived at a ten-foot berm behind a trench that was at least as deep. The Fight for Mosul 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z First, IS' next defensive bulwarks will be ground down - the oil refining hub Qayyarah and other Tigris River Valley towns south of Mosul. Is Ramadi the model for defeating IS in Iraq? - BBC News 2015-12-28T05:00:00Z Flood waters seep north of the Tigris River and the town of Wāsit, Iraq. Week’s Best Space Pictures: Galaxies Smirk and Volcanoes Make Waves 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z The four-square-mile compound, on the west bank of the Tigris River, was declared off-limits to the public in the wake of the 2003 U.S.-led occupation. World Digest: Oct. 4, 2015 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z The Green Zone - which lies on the west bank of the Tigris River - was declared a no-go area for the public in 2003. Baghdad's heavily-fortified Green Zone opens to public - BBC News 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z The group’s headquarters is a complex of walled villas in Jadriya, a neighborhood tucked into a loop of the winding Tigris River. An Activist in the Sex-Trafficking Underworld of Iraq 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z His home, with Roman-style columns along the facade, overlooks the Tigris River from the Shiite neighborhood of Kadhimiyah, occupying some of Baghdad’s most prime real estate. Beyond terrorism, Iraq’s leader is struggling to fight corruption 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z Flood waters seep north of the Tigris River and the town of Wāsit, Iraq. Week’s Best Space Pictures: Galaxies Smirk and Volcanoes Make Waves 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z The city, which was destroyed in 612 B.C., is located on the Tigris River just south of Iraq’s second largest city, Mosul, which was captured by the IS group in June 2014. IS destroying heritage in Syria and Iraq 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z The city, which was destroyed in 612 B.C., is located on the Tigris River just south of Iraq's second largest city, Mosul, which was captured by the IS group in June 2014. IS destroying heritage in areas they control in Iraq and Syria 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z Securing Tikrit and Beiji is viewed as essential to launching an offensive against militants entrenched farther north along the Tigris River in Mosul. Can Iraq's president win passage of sweeping reform plan? 2015-08-09T04:00:00Z They also control the nearby town of Beiji, on the main route from Baghdad to Mosul, along the Tigris River. US officials: Iran enters Iraqi fight for key oil refinery 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z Flood waters seep north of the Tigris River and the town of Wāsit, Iraq. Week’s Best Space Pictures: Galaxies Smirk and Volcanoes Make Waves 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z Other cadets were shot and pushed into the Tigris River — whose banks in Tikrit are still stained with blood. Iraqis unearth mass graves in city where Islamic State ruled 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z Many of the victims were simply thrown into the Tigris River, where 35 bodies of cadets washed up at the nearest dam downstream, in Samarra. Iraq Starts Emptying Mass Graves in Search for Cadets Killed by ISIS 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z On the city's outskirts, near Camp Speicher — a base once used by American forces — blood stains are splattered on a wall, next to a window offering a picturesque view of the Tigris River. Iraq's Tikrit, free of the Islamic State, is a city in ruins 2015-04-04T04:00:00Z On a two-mile journey across Tikrit, from the western side to the sprawling palace complex on the Tigris River, there were no signs of resistance in the wake of the Iraqi forces’ ground offensive. In Tikrit, a celebratory mood but lingering concerns 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z Street-by-street fighting raged into the afternoon, and estimates differed widely on how much of this strategic city on the banks of the Tigris River that Iraqi forces held. Tikrit Liberated From ISIS by Iraqi Forces 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z Government forces remain mostly east of the Tigris River, which was predominantly rural, agricultural land, or on the suburban or rural outskirts of the city on the western, southern and northern sides. U.N. Leader Warns Iraq Not to Mistreat Civilians After Liberation From ISIS 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z Central Command, told U.S. senators Thursday that about 4,000 members of Iraqi government security forces were taking part in operations in Tikrit west of the Tigris River. Iraqi Shiite militias balk at offensive if U.S. airstrikes are involved 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z Salim al-Jabouri, who lives just across the Tigris River from Nimrud, a sprawling, ancient mud-brick city, recalled being startled to see bulldozers and other construction vehicles entering the site recently. Jihadists May Have Wrecked an Ancient Iraqi Site 2015-03-07T05:00:00Z The city, which was destroyed in 612 B.C., is located on the Tigris River just south of Iraq’s second largest city, Mosul, which was captured by the IS group in June. ISIS Targets Archaeological Sites in Iraq and Syria 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z The city, which was destroyed in 612 B.C., is located on the Tigris River just south of Iraq's second largest city, Mosul, which was captured by the IS group in June. IS Group Erasing History, Culture in Syria, Iraq 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z A tribal source from the nearby city of Mosul told Reuters the radical Sunni Islamists, who dismiss Iraq's pre-Islamic heritage as idolatrous, had pillaged the 3,000-year-old site on the banks of the Tigris River. Islamic State militants bulldoze ancient Nimrud city 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z The city, which was destroyed in 612 B.C., is located on the Tigris River just south of Iraq’s second-largest city, Mosul, which was captured by the Islamic State group in June. World Digest: March 5, 2015 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z The city, which was destroyed in 612 B.C., is located on the Tigris River just south of Iraq’s second largest city, Mosul, which was captured by the Islamic State group in June. Iraq says Islamic State militants ‘bulldozed’ ancient site 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z Assyrian archaeological site located on the Tigris River just south of Iraq’s second largest city, Mosul, which was captured by the Islamic State group in June. Iraq Says ISIS Militants 'Bulldozed' Ancient Site 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z The city, which was destroyed in 612 B.C., is located on the Tigris River just south of Iraq's second largest city, Mosul, which was captured by the Islamic State group in June. Iraq says Islamic State militants 'bulldozed' ancient site 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z The militants attempted to barricade Tikrit by blocking its northern, western and southern entrances with concrete, and covering with sand a bridge that leads east over the Tigris River. ISIS Abducts 100 Sunni Tribesmen in Iraq 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z Libraries' ancient collections of works on history, medicine and astronomy were dumped into the Tigris River, purportedly turning the waters black from running ink. Iraqi libraries ransacked by Islamic State group in Mosul 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z Some of Dante's customers in the cosmopolitan Jadriya neighborhood along the Tigris River wanted patriotic symbols — eagles and tigers, Iraqi and U.S. flags. In Iraq, ex-interpreter makes his mark as tattoo artist 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z Iraqi security forces and pro-government militias took control of large parts of the Tigris River town of Dhuluiya north of Baghdad on Monday from Islamic State fighters, police and army sources said. Iraqi security forces recapture large sections of Dhuluiya town 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z Army occupied the banks of the Tigris River and the U.S. The Iraq War: Bush’s Biggest Blunder In response, security forces closed two nearby bridges that span the Tigris River, linking eastern and western Baghdad. Car bombs in east Baghdad kill 15 after Green Zone blast 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z The difficulties this posed for Iraq’s troops became clear in April 2010 when an Iraqi police patrol found about a dozen M110 mustard shells near the Tigris River. The Secret U.S. Casualties of Iraq’s Abandoned Chemical Weapons 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z Gharawi ordered his forces to form a defensive line to cordon off the besieged western Mosul neighbourhoods from the Tigris River. Special Report: How Mosul fell - An Iraqi general disputes Baghdad's story 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z The Islamic State has seized large chunks of territory in Iraq since June, when the Iraqi military collapsed as the militants took northern Iraq's biggest city, Mosul, and then charged through the Tigris River valley. Obama envoy sees long road ahead in war with Islamic State 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z The massive dam, along with the similarly huge Mosul Dam on the Tigris River, has been considered vitally important throughout the U.S. military involvement in Iraq. U.S. widens Iraq effort, launches airstrikes near Haditha Dam 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z About 200 yards away was the edge of the Tigris River. Video Feature: Surviving an ISIS Massacre [includes graphic images] 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z On a rocky hilltop overlooking a branch of the Tigris River one recent afternoon, Gen. Zrar Sayda of the pesh merga peered through binoculars at a patch of recently cleared land. Tarnishing a Reputation as Storied Warriors 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z The dam is on the Tigris River, about 30 miles from Mosul, and is a crucial source of electricity for the city, the second-largest in Iraq. Iraq Says It Has Retaken Mosul Dam 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z Central Command confirmed that American aircraft launched at least 14 strikes against ISIS-manned armor, checkpoints and heavy weaponry positioned near the dam on the Tigris River in northern Iraq. Kurdish fighters regain some control of vital Iraqi dam 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z The Islamic State group captured Mosul Dam, in northern Iraq on the Tigris River, earlier this month. US launches airstrikes near Irbil and Mosul Dam 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z Alternatively, the militants could destroy the dam, sending a 60-ft wave ripping down the Tigris River, washing away Mosul, a city of 1.5 million people, and days later flooding Baghdad with meters of water. Why Iraq Is So Desperate to Retake Mosul Dam from ISIS 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z The Islamic State group seized the dam on the Tigris River on Aug. 7 as part of their offensive that's seized large swaths of Iraq. Airstrikes Near Militant-Held Iraq Dam, Residents Say 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z Kurdish officials said the flow of Yazidis arriving back in northern Iraq after a detour through Syria had begun to slow, with 9,000 crossing a bridge over the Tigris River on Tuesday. Iran endorses Haider al-Abadi as Iraq’s new prime minister, spurning Nouri al-Maliki This week, fighters from Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham, or ISIS, captured the town of Sinjar and, the next day, Mosul Dam, the biggest dam on the Tigris River. Will the U.S. Help the Kurds Fight ISIS? 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z The dam, which sits on the Tigris River, provides electricity to Mosul, CNN reports. ISIS Terrorists 'Have Seized Iraq's Largest Dam' The Defence Ministry said troops launched their latest assault on the Tigris River city, operation "Sharp Sword", at dawn on Tuesday, attacking from the south and battling insurgents in the southern districts. Iraq names moderate Sunni parliament speaker in move to break political deadlock 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z A public holiday was declared to keep the streets clear of traffic, soldiers and police were deployed in force, and bridges across the Tigris River were closed. Iraq’s parliament fails to agree on formation of new government Significant numbers are defending the Green Zone, the sprawling area on the west bank of the Tigris River that is home to al-Maliki’s office, as well as the U.S. Iraqi prime minister’s focus is to defend Baghdad 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z Then, in recent days, Sunni militants took over Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city, and a string of towns along the Tigris River. Dexter Filkins: Unfinished Business in Iraq 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z Its fighters are also menacing Samarra, a Sunni-dominated city on the Tigris River about 80 miles north of Baghdad that is home to an important Shiite Muslim shrine. U.N. pulls some staff from Baghdad as Iraqi forces attack militants 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z The embassy, along the Tigris River in Baghdad’s Green Zone, has about 5,0000 personnel and is the largest U.S. diplomatic post in the world. US embassy in Baghdad to send some personnel out 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z The day after Islamic militants swept into Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city, and several other enclaves along the Tigris River, the conquering army, called the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, posted a photograph on Twitter. Dexter Filkins: The Crisis in Iraq 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z The militants are proceeding south along the Tigris River toward Baghdad, taking several important towns already. Ron Paul: Give Iraq Nothing 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z They and Iraqi officials in the central bank, across the Tigris River, reachable by a back entrance manned by nervous soldiers hefting AK47s, plied me with material. Iraq Onslaught Tests U.S. Policy From Ukraine to China And Korea 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z Insurgents overran the western bank of the Tigris River in Mosul overnight after U.S.-trained Iraqi soldiers and police officers abandoned their posts. From Iraq to Syria, splinter groups now larger worry than al-Qaeda The mass flight of into northern Iraq started just over a week ago when Iraqi Kurdish authorities opened a rickety pontoon bridge over the Tigris River. Syrian Kurds trek to Iraq over parched hills 2013-08-26T11:12:23Z Men, women and children crossed a temporary metal pontoon bridge over the Tigris River, carrying small knapsacks or rolled up carpets stuffed with their possessions. Syrian Kurds' flight drags Iraq deeper into neighbor's war 2013-08-20T16:51:28Z Though I ran on the banks of the Tigris River while in Baghdad and competed in two marathons before moving to China, I am hesitant about doing long-distance training for that kind of race here. Dispatch: Life in a Toxic Country 2013-08-03T19:18:16Z Nearly every bridge over the Tigris River is closed to traffic. Arab Leaders Gather for Meeting in Baghdad 2012-03-29T11:31:51Z New homes are sprouting from farmland once irrigated by the nearby Tigris River but rendered barren by war and neglect. Ishaqi Journal: Iraq?s Tribal Chiefs Step Into the Breach With Swift Justice 2012-03-14T04:50:53Z Few places in Baghdad are as heavily guarded as the International Zone, whose boundaries are marked by the Tigris River and miles of gray concrete barriers. Amid Threats, U.S. Tightens Security in Baghdad 2011-12-05T04:50:10Z U.S. officials say the embassy in Baghdad, an imposing, fortified complex by the Tigris River in Baghdad's Green Zone, will be the largest in the world. U.S. to pull out of Iraq after nearly 9 years of war 2011-10-22T00:17:31Z He takes sarcastic aim at the ambassador’s Sisyphean effort to grow a lawn in the sprawling embassy compound beside the Tigris River. The Saturday Profile: U.S. Envoy, Peter Van Buren, Takes Caustic Pen to Iraq War 2011-10-08T01:01:14Z And then the group of demonstrators, about 300 strong, set off across the Tigris River and stopped at one of the gates to the Green Zone. At War: Ahead of 'Day of Rage,' Iraqis Have Mixed Demands 2011-02-22T04:03:06Z The riders, both Sunni and Shiite, come to a wide boulevard beside the Tigris River on Friday nights. At War: Baghdad on Two Wheels 2010-12-27T23:32:22Z Friday we were on the bank of the Tigris River piling seven people into a small wooden boat that appeared to be made for three. Baghdad Walkabout: On the Other Side of the River 2010-10-10T06:50:00Z By leaning over the side, I could see that the cistern was full of carp — thick, oily, two-feet long fish straight out of the Tigris River. Return to Baghdad: How to Cook Carp, Iraqi-Style 2010-10-05T22:30:00Z Across the Tigris River was the Jawad Orphanage, where Hussein Rahim, who does not know his age, played with dozens of other children whose parents had been killed in the violence. For Iraqis, Victims of War Are So Much More Than Numbers 2010-08-30T21:08:00Z The suicide explosion on Wednesday occurred about 7:30 p.m. in Adhamiya, a predominantly Sunni neighborhood across the Tigris River from Kadhimiya, which is almost entirely Shiite. New Bombings Strike Shiites in Iraq 2010-07-08T10:27:00Z The explosion occurred about 7:30 p.m. in Adhamiya, a predominately Sunni neighborhood across the Tigris River from Kadhimiya, which is almost entirely Shiite. Iraq Suicide Bombing Strikes Shiites 2010-07-07T20:45:00Z The fighting paralyzed parts of Baghdad, as authorities shut down at least four bridges that connect the city across the Tigris River. Violence at Iraq Central Bank Kills 15 2010-06-13T16:53:00Z At one time, the Asiatic lions spread from the Tigris River valley to the Indian subcontinent, but now they are found in the wild only in Gir, in the western Indian state of Gujarat. In India, a lion conservation success story turns into political issue 2010-05-17T04:00:00Z The bridges over the Tigris River were closed, and traffic was halted at Baghdad’s myriad checkpoints. 2010-01-13T05:47:00Z The first explosion toppled large concrete blast-walls like dominoes outside the Sheraton, by the Tigris River, causing a huge cloud of dust to envelop the hotel. 2010-01-25T14:47:00Z Genoese merchants sent their goods to Constantinople and Trebizond, thence down the Tigris River to the Persian Gulf and to India. Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges The middle route followed the Persian Gulf and the Tigris River to Bagdad, and thence to the coast cities of Damascus, Jaffa, Laodicea, and Antioch. Beginnings of the American People We must do our hunting in time earlier than the first pyramid, earlier than the first group of farmers who settled by the Tigris River. The Time Traders General Townshend with an insufficient force had begun his march up the Tigris River the year before and in March, 1915, had occupied the stronghold of Kut-el-Ama´ra, about 100 miles below Bagdad. A School History of the Great War These two towns are separated by the Tigris River only, for they have nothing else between them. History of the Wars, Books I and II The Persian War Taking a few kindred spirits, who understand prayer, he goes off into the woods down by the great Tigris River. Quiet Talks on Prayer Going out by way of the Tigris River to Hormos, they turned eastward, and after many weary months journeying across Persia and China arrived at the city of Cambulac, now known as Peking. Beginnings of the American People Assyria, lying east of the Tigris River, was colonized at an early date by emigrants from Babylonia. Early European History Dispirited, almost hopeless, on their way to the longed-for Black Sea, in anticipation of the perilous and tedious journey, past wild mountains and wilder Kurds, they toiled up the valley of the Tigris River. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 14 The New Era; A Supplementary Volume, by Recent Writers, as Set Forth in the Preface and Table of Contents After some silence he spread out his map where firelight shone on it and showed Abraham and me where the Tigris River runs by Diarbekr. Hira Singh : when India came to fight in Flanders |
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