The war before the last war.

The author looks at conditions in Iraq as of 2013, focusing on the Al Faw peninsula in southern Iraq. He summarizes the fighting that took place there during the Iran-Iraq War of the 1980s. He recounts his 2012 visit there, describing the damage from that war. He presents comments from local residen...

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Publicado en:	Foreign Policy no. 198; pp. 83 - 84
Autor principal:	WOOD, GRAEME
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Foreign Policy Jan/Feb2013
Materias:	Fāw (Iraq) Iraq Iraqi economy Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988 Battle of Faw, Iraq, 1988 History of Iraq, 1958- Fisheries Agriculture
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Sumario:	The author looks at conditions in Iraq as of 2013, focusing on the Al Faw peninsula in southern Iraq. He summarizes the fighting that took place there during the Iran-Iraq War of the 1980s. He recounts his 2012 visit there, describing the damage from that war. He presents comments from local residents on topics including fishing in the area and Iranian water diversions that are affecting its agriculture.