Turkey halts filling Ilisu Dam until July - ambassador to Iraq
By REUTERS
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey has stopped filling the Ilisu dam on the Tigris River until July to help Iraq overcome water shortages, the Turkish ambassador to Iraq said on Thursday.
Turkey had started filling the Ilisu dam earlier this month, fuelling worries over Iraq’s water shortages, after delaying its planned start by three months at the request of its southern neighbour.
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