Dhi Qar
Iraq’s ancient treasures sand-blasted by climate change
Iraqi archaeological marvels that have survived millennia and the ravages of war now face a modern threat: Being blasted and slowly buried by sandstorms linked to climate change.
Ancient Babylonian treasures, painstakingly unearthed, are slowly disappearing again under wind-blown sand in a land parched by rising heat and prolonged droughts.
Protesters attack houses of Iraqi MPs in Dhi Qar
Iraqi protesters attacked houses of government officials and lawmakers in the southern province of Dhi Qar, according to a local police officer, Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Oct. 30.
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Wave of suicide attacks kill at least 29 people across Iraq
Militants unleashed on April 4 a wave of suicide attacks across Iraq, killing at least 29 people and wounding dozens, officials said.
The deadliest attack took place in the southern province of Dhi Qar when a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a restaurant that is frequented by Shiite paramilitary militia fighters, killing at least 14 people.