Why Iraq's great rivers are dying
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4 жыл бұрынAnd the timing couldn't be worse.
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Iraq gets almost all of its water from two rivers: The Tigris and the Euphrates. Both begin in Turkey and make their way down the entire length of the country, before emptying into the Persian Gulf. The problem is - they are drying up.
There are two main reasons for this. The first is geographical: Since both rivers begin in Turkey, Iraq doesn’t have control of how much water it receives. In the last 30 years, Turkey, Syria, and Iran have been building hundreds of dams along both rivers. Now only a quarter of the Euphrates reaches Iraq. Secondly, Iraq has been stuck in conflict for the last 16 years. In each case, the delicate network of treatment plants, dams, canals, and pipes has been repeatedly destroyed and neglected.
All of this has boiled over in the city of Basra - at Iraq’s southern tip. Last summer, after hundreds were poisoned by the water - riots erupted and were deeply destabilizing for the new Iraqi government. If Iraq is to rebuild, it needs to get fresh water to its people - a challenge that is getting harder every year.
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@Vox 4 жыл бұрын
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@PigeonFlare 4 жыл бұрын
Why do you only have 2 likes
@hibaallaq1172 4 жыл бұрын
Good job
@nugget4919 4 жыл бұрын
Vox didn’t read it but I wanna reply quickly 🤷♂️
@alexhorchoff5970 4 жыл бұрын
If possible I'd like to learn about the Siberian Tundra in this style of video. It's a vast area that is hard to conceptualize without reference. I'm sure there is tons of juicy information in that region as well. Thanks for making this one!
@daddyhart8735 4 жыл бұрын
Vox Damn, this video made me thirst for a y’all glass of water
@Roll587 4 жыл бұрын
That's upsetting. These rivers are so important to human history!
@Flow86767 4 жыл бұрын
I second that.
@bigpoppa4562 4 жыл бұрын
Gave the birth to house of wisdom
@mehdi2pac1 4 жыл бұрын
Both rivers are mentioned in the qoran
@viktor_vaughn 4 жыл бұрын
This rivers are human history
@jacobh.667 4 жыл бұрын
Were*
@thedarksword3495 4 жыл бұрын
No clean water, no electricity (blackouts happen 4+ times a day and most of the electricity comes from private generators), No reliable internet structure, no road maintenance, no good hospitals, and most (not all) of iraqis want to get out of the country. truly sad. Thanks Vox for reporting on this unheard of yet important subject
@murtadaamjed6279 4 жыл бұрын
Am from Najaf province ( in the south of Iraq ) and I totally agree with all that .
@joaquincimas1707 4 жыл бұрын
@@murtadaamjed6279 Run away man, It's the only think i could say you. So sad Iraq is in such a bad point, better work outside and help with money to rebuild the country 😔
@murtadaamjed6279 4 жыл бұрын
@Son of Mountain Excuse me ???
@badrproductions9022 4 жыл бұрын
@@murtadaamjed6279 don't care for what he said greetings from Egypt 🇪🇬 🇮🇶
@chelseakevorkian4998 4 жыл бұрын
Murtada Alasadi their kind don’t change
@tungnguyen66 2 жыл бұрын
"Water , Water is everywhere but not a drop to drink " . Soon , water will cost more than Oil. Sad.
@user-bt9kd1xl4u 3 жыл бұрын
I live in Iraq and unfortunately we are experiencing a lack of services and this negatively affects ourselves😭😭
@iyadnaseer8356 4 жыл бұрын
Mesopotamia is literally the first thing you learn about in ancient civilisation. The Tigris and Euphrates drying up cannot be tolerated
@champagnemoneyabuelo 4 жыл бұрын
We in the endgame now
@JuanMongeJ-3Dmo 4 жыл бұрын
Sadly I dont see any solution, Turkey and Syria wont stop their hidro electric plants, if Saddam were in power he wouldnt had let his neighbors built those dams.
@aadarshbalireddy2939 4 жыл бұрын
The name Iraq actually is mesopotamian as well. Iraq = Uruk, the ancient city
@koffz-nl2118 4 жыл бұрын
Strange. It's prophesied in the bible that these rivers will dry up in the end days. Kinda creepy tbh
@mehmetkara2666 4 жыл бұрын
when the traitor faizal joined the brits to defeat the ottomans we were in the same situation without oil the new formed turkish republic struggled to achieve something meanwhile they had lots of oil and money they didn`t share it with us , contrary we paid one of the highest prices for fuel despite being neighbours with them , they cut us off from the oil fields , the oil was theirs and the water is ours now .
@usamaalsaher1990 4 жыл бұрын
I`m an Iraqi and I really want to thank you for making this video on the upcoming Iraq most dangerous event that we may face in the few years coming. Thank you Vox.
@katrinakatrina6262 4 жыл бұрын
Wow, that's sad to hear as an American we learned so much about these two Rivers in school such an amazing part of history. A shame what's happening to them. So many world leaders but no one wants to help. I pray you guys get the help you deserve 🙏❤️
@sackrider6811 4 жыл бұрын
@Son of Mountain You're a disgrace to kurds, im ashamed of myself. And you do realize that these rivers flow through kurdistan as well, so we are in risk aswell
@DawingmanT900 4 жыл бұрын
@@sackrider6811 and since you claim to be Kurdish, you have singlehandedly restored my respects for Kurds
@usamaalsaher1990 4 жыл бұрын
@Son of Mountain my wife is kurdish, So I`m not gonna give your comment more than it deserves. Cause I know this is the best remedy for people with your mentality.
@usamaalsaher1990 4 жыл бұрын
@@katrinakatrina6262 Thank you Katrina. We still listen to our parents and grandparents stories about how these rivers were great decades ago. I hope one day all these problem will resolve.
@eatthatass9727 2 жыл бұрын
Its sad how those two rivers gave life to legendary first human civilizations, and now modern people are killing them with their trash. Perfect picture of todays society.
@ou6775 3 жыл бұрын
A mountain of gold.
@abdulwasay2841 2 жыл бұрын
what?
@dahen2039 2 жыл бұрын
@@abdulwasay2841 it's something every Muslim knows, its a sign of the judgement day (or the end of the world). when the Tigris and Euphrates dry out of water, a "mountain of gold" which is a reference for a big treasure, will show up and everyone will fight over it. And thats one of the major signs of judgement day and the end of the world gets closer...
@thesauce1682 2 жыл бұрын
What does that mountain of gold means? Real gold? because if it is real gold, no human will fight over it.
@dahen2039 2 жыл бұрын
@@thesauce1682 why not? in the next 100 years who know how cruel the world will become. And by the way the mountain of gold is a reference to big and a lot of treasure of some sort
@ou6775 2 жыл бұрын
@@thesauce1682 i reckon a massive water reservoir, when the world runs out of it. every nation fight for liquid gold (water)
@vagabond352 4 жыл бұрын
I am from Basra and this video shattered my heart even more .... But I will always have hope for a better future.
@anuragsunil 4 жыл бұрын
Hope you stay safe buddy!
@LightYagami-wt1jw 4 жыл бұрын
Best of luck :)
@chiraggupta1186 4 жыл бұрын
Don't hope start working
@shozabraza 4 жыл бұрын
Give more power to the PMF (Hashd), they'll root out corruption as they rooted out the ISIS. Don't trust the Americans.
@user-xl7te2ov9i 4 жыл бұрын
@@anuragsunil brother those things you see are just 1% of our community
@Flow86767 4 жыл бұрын
*Poor Iraq has been under so much troubled times, and it just keep going...*
@rasho2532 4 жыл бұрын
Why is it deserved
@fatimawaleed3589 4 жыл бұрын
@Son of Mountain people like you are the reason why we'll never move forward smh
@UnstoppableEmpire 4 жыл бұрын
Sally Mia sad they think and feel like this.
@Flow86767 4 жыл бұрын
Son of Mountain No, at least not the innocent civilians and people’s suffering in this country. Iran, Turkey, Syria, The USA, ISIS, Sadam Hussein’s dictatorship and the corrupt officials of the new government, are all brining desperation on the people of Iraq.
@awsomemodels 4 жыл бұрын
Well.. it's still not as bad as they show you in the media and trust me it will recover one day because nothing stays the same forever and nothing is impossible even if it takes a long time .
@mahmudbhaila2491 2 жыл бұрын
Compliments to your team on producing these insightful documentaries. Educational and eye opening.
@dennisroland5654 2 жыл бұрын
Outstanding reporting, flawlessly presented. Thank you.
@samiq4499 4 жыл бұрын
video length is 9:56, but i lived it for years.
@o84y 4 жыл бұрын
ان شاء الله تفرج ويصبح الوضع افضل اخوي
@MinMin-oe5od 4 жыл бұрын
🙁💓💓💓💓💓
@mustafaessam3828 4 жыл бұрын
:(
@hungabunabunga3645 4 жыл бұрын
ఠ ͟ಠ ఠ ͟ಠ كلمة ان شاء الله لا تقدم مجرد تأخر
@floresian7897 4 жыл бұрын
Salam Hamdi thats deep
@psychoactive353 4 жыл бұрын
im from Iraq, this video is like bullets hitting my body every second, really painful one day we will rebuild back the great land of Mesopotamia and everyone will be welcome to come and experience our hospitality.
@psychoactive353 4 жыл бұрын
@@Lancer_balls الله يساعدكم حبيبي أنشأ لله يحمينا و يطلعنة من هلمحنة أهل البصرة والله على الراس تحية من بغداد
@sawm7md432 4 жыл бұрын
💔✊
@aldulaimii 4 жыл бұрын
When? بالمشمش
@luqmansadeeq2659 4 жыл бұрын
We should be living like Saudis and Dubai people but unfortunately we have such a bad luck.
@davidulanovsky8943 4 жыл бұрын
Luqman Sadeeq Zakho Saudi Arabia and the UAE are wahhabi shitholes that should be wiped off the map.
@mayankanand1153 3 жыл бұрын
The river that help flourish ancient civilizations is dying! So painful
@jacklackey3261 2 жыл бұрын
The Tigris and Uphrates will dry up making a way for the kings of the east.
@bpvadm 2 жыл бұрын
I just wanted to post that :)
@ronaldmccutcheon1329 2 жыл бұрын
Initially I assumed that this was a Christian video, because drying up is exactly what the Bible says will happen to the Euphrates.
@OfficialRakr 2 жыл бұрын
@muhammad noor it was plagiarized written 500 years after the bible prophecy
@kulbirkhadka3766 2 жыл бұрын
@muhammad noor Water is more precious than gold. Gold cannot sustain life, water can. Iraqis need to save these rivers to live.
@alifsyirazudin5343 2 жыл бұрын
Can you explain who is this 'Kings of the East'?
@TheIronHordesman2 4 жыл бұрын
Theese rivers are what started civilizations. Its a shame for all humankind.
@ahmed.a.ragheb 4 жыл бұрын
@Spooder Man google it!
@Robbieifyoucan 4 жыл бұрын
Yes this is bad but the state of the Ganges is far more tragic.
@shivanshna7618 4 жыл бұрын
@@Robbieifyoucan was thankfully new government is better Norther ganges is clean now central(did it by blocking sewage) is getting cleaner but real problem is yamuna basically a most polluted river which merges with Ganges.
@Danwillsoncat 4 жыл бұрын
Waxoff Waxon indus civilisation existed alongside mesopotamia and we have records of thousands years of civilization in vedic scriptures. This is just pure hatred and ignorance👎
@LionKing-ew9rm 4 жыл бұрын
@@Danwillsoncat Vedic?! IndoEuropeans went to India only around 2000 bce
@jessthehotmess5044 4 жыл бұрын
As a giant history *enthusiast*, it’s really sad to see that two rivers that are so important to so much of human history are drying up. Edit: Hey y’all, please be nice to each other. All of us are human, regardless of nationality, ethnicity, or anything else. Much love to all of you ❤️ Edit 2: changed “nerd” to “enthusiast” because *apparently* a lot of people seem to be really sensitive about the use of that word. 🙃
@2phonebabykeem913 4 жыл бұрын
Jess The Hot Mess It’s sad to see anything so important go
@randomdude9135 4 жыл бұрын
A nerd doesn't call himself a nerd. That's show offing 🙄
@manhin2365 4 жыл бұрын
Says someone who calls himself a genius
@randomdude9135 4 жыл бұрын
@@manhin2365 I'm not a genius but the guy in my pfp is. Google Perelman. He's a Russian mathematician
@Flutoid 4 жыл бұрын
@@randomdude9135 a nerd can call themselves a nerd, and a genius can call themselves a genius, self-recognition shouldn't discredit anyone.
@lauriebailey3348 3 жыл бұрын
I had no idea 😥 thank you for enlightening me about this crisis!
@MENGGELABA100KALI 3 жыл бұрын
This has been written. Mountain of gold is emerging.
@diollinebranderson6553 2 жыл бұрын
not really. The Bible prophecised about this and no mountain of gold is mentioned. only that kings of the north would march on Israel
@diollinebranderson6553 2 жыл бұрын
@canadian oh sorry my bad😂
@universe36 4 жыл бұрын
As an Iraqi, I really appreciated you guys covering this crisis. MORE people need to know about this.
@tree3y763 4 жыл бұрын
universe36 ikr people think Terrorism is the problem even though they all were defeated. This is the real crisis for future
@arvedludwig3584 4 жыл бұрын
I think you guys need a deionization facility. That's how Israel made it
@moonshadow7057 4 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately the whole climate change crisis will make stories like this one petty
@dankoch5357 4 жыл бұрын
Yes, we need to tell Iraqis to not poop in their rivers.
@fallward917 3 жыл бұрын
@@dankoch5357 lol this made me laugh
@subzero4790 4 жыл бұрын
Attacking oil reserves makes sense as they can be used to fuel military equipment, but attacking water infrastructure is cruel.
@aplusemery 4 жыл бұрын
@Son of Mountain why?
@aplusemery 4 жыл бұрын
You're really willing to condemn an entire country of people because of its extremists? You don't know those people. You haven't met them. And even if you have met an evil person from Iraq, they are one out of millions. There's good and evil in every group. Please don't be so absolute in your assumptions.
@yustformusic 4 жыл бұрын
it's not only cruel, it's a war crime. Directing attacks against civilians or infrastructure vital to survival is a war crime.
@chownful 4 жыл бұрын
@@yustformusic To be fair, I don't think a hydroelectric dam is vital to survival. ISIS were the ones that purposely poisoned the water, but from what they said it sounds like US military just destroyed the hydroelectric dams.
@joezilla29 4 жыл бұрын
War, by definition, is cruel. It's a shame, but that's the way it has always been and will be.
@Miamcoline 2 жыл бұрын
Really good report as always!
@W.Khairi 2 жыл бұрын
So disheartening, Great work and thanks for sharing.
@richardjayfuentes731 4 жыл бұрын
"If your enemies are united, divide them" -Sun Tzu
@welp4576 4 жыл бұрын
Richard Jay Fuentes this is what I did in eu4
@just4funyay804 4 жыл бұрын
@@welp4576 a man of culture I see
@jerickalberca4503 4 жыл бұрын
Divide and Conquer
@Denis-qv5yj 3 жыл бұрын
Dividi et impera
@minzblatt 3 жыл бұрын
@@Denis-qv5yj *Divide
@younanyounan5071 4 жыл бұрын
Who needs fresh drinking water when you have democracy
@adriandejesus2945 4 жыл бұрын
Jajajajaja your right
@mustafa.bakes. 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah the democracy the US gave us, so good Love that for me
@paramount7616 4 жыл бұрын
@@mustafa.bakes. bro how much for 1 liter water costs?
@zhizho5525 4 жыл бұрын
@@paramount7616 in Iraq, water isn't too expensive in some regions, in Erbil, it costs 20-40 cents or 250-500 IQD. But it becomes more expensive in some regions.
@BoRerunn 4 жыл бұрын
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@Sagadali523 8 ай бұрын
As an Iraqi, my father born in Basra but I was born in Najaf and he told me about enjoying his life in Basra unless the Iraq War has begun. I wish our rivers will be clean
@simonkhan8366 3 жыл бұрын
Really great vedio I am really glad thanks and love from Bangladesh
@mahdidiyab3659 4 жыл бұрын
As a History Geek and Iraqi myself living in Europe, this truly hurts deeply in my heart.
@bruh-mb1rd 4 жыл бұрын
@Son of Mountain dude get a lifr already, stop replying and stop spreading hate
@jayfawn8478 4 жыл бұрын
Go back to your country and help to rebuild the nation
@Iraqi_TopG 4 жыл бұрын
@Son of Mountain you are not the Kurds I kno w
@George22777 4 жыл бұрын
@@jayfawn8478 that's not how it works 😑
@jjc5475 4 жыл бұрын
@@bruh-mb1rd he's just a troll. report and ignore. if he was a real kurd his kurdish playlist wouldn't be filled with english videos.
@NaruruArtDumpStation 4 жыл бұрын
An Iraqi born in Baghdad My house was a mile away from the Tigris river I feel broken watching this...
@vehement-critic_q8957 4 жыл бұрын
I'm a Kuwaiti and I send my condolences to you people there except your corrupted regimes no exception. Hopefully, Iraq becomes a haven again for you.
@NaruruArtDumpStation 4 жыл бұрын
@@Valstrax420 Yeah they have nationality Kuwait used to be part of Iraq, then after Kuwait was formed, so as the birth of their nationality
@NaruruArtDumpStation 4 жыл бұрын
@@Valstrax420 Aww thank you :) Weeabo Iraqis for life! Those are the uneducated. Wish they wouldn't ruin our reputation...
@adventureswiththecrazyvet 4 жыл бұрын
I poohed in your home in 03
@mercurytim5964 4 жыл бұрын
That is what American left for you. they think you are thirsty for democracy much more than freshwater. So, they destroyed everything to bring you democracy.
@muneebkhankhail 11 ай бұрын
Oh look the US brought them freedom from the water.
@peace-gt8yq 3 жыл бұрын
كم واحد عراقي هنا
@user-dn1ol6nw5j 2 жыл бұрын
هههههه قبل 10 اشهر
@MS4IT 4 жыл бұрын
Im from Iraq 🇮🇶/Basra city 🌃 and this video is so true ... and it hurts to see the country of first civilization like this cuz of government and people themselves too... I would say thank you a lot for this video vox salute❤️🇮🇶
@alial-abbasi3769 4 жыл бұрын
Mesopotamia is my identity Did the situation got any better?
@yurichtube1162 4 жыл бұрын
You are a Kurd?
@MS4IT 4 жыл бұрын
Ali Al-Abbasi No it still badly going
@MS4IT 4 жыл бұрын
Yurichtube No Im Arabic
@ali-ip3zx 4 жыл бұрын
@@yurichtube1162 What is wrong with you, who founded the city of Basra Arabs until Baghdad. Even the name "Basra" is Arabic. And the Arabs not only in Arabia even in the outside. Petra was the capital of the Nabataeans. A lot of Arab civilizations have not been within the borders of Arabia
@kartikasah1435 4 жыл бұрын
I read so much about these rivers in my history books.This is so sad.
@vinayjoshi7882 4 жыл бұрын
yeah , its pretty bad situation their, hope they will will recover soon
@identity2257 4 жыл бұрын
@@vinayjoshi7882 Iraq is not recovering anytime soon we're totally fuxked for at least 50 years
@cr4zypeopl3 2 жыл бұрын
@@identity2257 We will be able to fix the problem if we were at least trying
@MahdiHatesLife 2 жыл бұрын
@@identity2257 iraq would be a better place if you suckers could just stop being negative and actually try to solve problems
@championfighters 2 жыл бұрын
read the quran, its a prophecy, 1400 years ago in the a hadith it was stated that river euphrates would dry up and there would be gold under it, and that would mean the end is near
@alial-ghanimi8357 3 жыл бұрын
What a report!! It is full of true details. Thanks for your efforts..
@vimrooamen8844 2 жыл бұрын
Jesus said love your neighbour as yourself.
@mucheq5386 3 жыл бұрын
What really gives me hope is that this problem can be controlled, if Iraq gets a leader that can negotiate with the other countries and to stop the people from littering. I thought this would be a natural problem where the lakes are drying up which is probably the worst case scenario
@zulvikarali1533 Жыл бұрын
but the good leader of iraq has been killed, his name is sadam husaen
@Kaz.Klay. Жыл бұрын
Love your idealism ... Unfortunately the damage would take decades to reverse, you could teach about not littering but when there's no garbage pickup or recycling and people are trying to survive issues like this become that much more difficult to take on
@DSaj 4 жыл бұрын
Iraq : I want water America : Shut up , you want a democracy
@mootje5497 4 жыл бұрын
Mr. Sajjad facts.
@fallward917 3 жыл бұрын
lol
@faridamezelezel1096 3 жыл бұрын
Omg this is the best comment yet!
@Mohamed_Nawar 3 жыл бұрын
I feel bad for laughing at this
@Arshpervezone 3 жыл бұрын
Add up bro corrupt democracy
@sebastianolmsted2867 4 жыл бұрын
I can only imagine how beautiful Iraq once was. I pray to see it restored to such ❤️
@nuzayerov 3 жыл бұрын
@ጠዪ. ፕቿዕዕሃ , It has a really divided parliament which can't agree on anything, so its in worse position now, they really need a strongman leader right now.
@lourdeskawatan6382 2 жыл бұрын
No islam no cry
@jovenaldomingo1123 2 жыл бұрын
Money in the world is worthless if a country has Nu water by the rivers humans are farming more more cities worldwide 07 warmer world
@jamesturner1462 2 жыл бұрын
The Great Babylonian empire. It truly was a first world nation until they were conquered by the Medes and Persians (Iran).
@phoenixff8337 2 жыл бұрын
@@lourdeskawatan6382 Christianity also killed and genocided millions of people.
@ministryofyahushua3065 2 жыл бұрын
Very informative.
@mohamedaboelenein7727 Жыл бұрын
Where are the "They hate us for our freedom" bois ..
@AverytheCubanAmerican 4 жыл бұрын
Mesopotamia used to be a sweet dank valley, now it’s not. Shame to see an important part of history be treated that way
@ridwanrahman6063 4 жыл бұрын
WHY DO I SEE YOU IN ALMOST EVERY VIDEO I SEE AHHhhHhHhHhh
@abdullhafaris1055 4 жыл бұрын
I don’t even know why da god made u 😂
@thefrenchselkie1401 4 жыл бұрын
hahahahaha XD nice reference! Yeah, its true, this is a shame...
@hardcandy7112 4 жыл бұрын
Guess who did this to Iraq , Bush the President that Cuban Americans love at Versailles calla 8 in Little Havana .
@reverentlygrim2666 4 жыл бұрын
@Nadine Schneider you are so salty who hurt you sweetheart ?
@z.zhengzhou5911 4 жыл бұрын
The US military destroyed Iraq totally and then they just left. They can blame corruption for the failure of reconstruction, but Iraq people are suffering.
@luqmansadeeq2659 4 жыл бұрын
Correct
@muysli.y1855 4 жыл бұрын
US creat IS
@user-xl7te2ov9i 4 жыл бұрын
@@muysli.y1855 This fact is older than my grany
@tiihtu2507 4 жыл бұрын
@@muysli.y1855 Kinda, but not really. The United States might have destabilized the region and plunged it into a chaos, but they don't have the ability to mind-control people.
@davidulanovsky8943 4 жыл бұрын
Tiuhtukkainen Just destroy their lives.
@MEMMO_776 Жыл бұрын
اشكرك على التقرير الرائع استمر بالقاء التقارير عن بلدي العراق حتى توضح الصورة بعد
@user-kt8yp5ho2y Жыл бұрын
And the USA didn’t fix any of the infrastructure in 11 years during the war.
@delonmusk1.134 4 жыл бұрын
Vox is so simple, complex, and so amazing
@ballistaz2872 4 жыл бұрын
I love there vids and there style but I wish they were a bit more neutral and less liberal.
@YuhoKeebs 4 жыл бұрын
Bsi the liberal views is better but some thing republicans do is pretty good the wall is not one and the republicans president need to stop becoming more extreme
@JLZero 4 жыл бұрын
Bsi You ALREADY call this liberal?
@nelsonth 4 жыл бұрын
@Angry Justinian no it doesn't. Stop resorting to ad hominems.
@tanszism 4 жыл бұрын
@@ballistaz2872 Everyone has their own viewpoints. At least they aren't radicals that stick to an ideology's message like a dog.
@adrijadas4843 4 жыл бұрын
As a history student it kind of hits hard. We read about Euphrates and Tigris and how because of them mesopotamia flourished- the first urbanised settlement. Now it is breaking down. It is like cutting an entire country of its heartbeat
@blurbleblubmz8382 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah no, I wish Sargon got revived so he can make the tiers great again
@Polo-rn8ly 2 жыл бұрын
@@lbn_i are you ıraqı? Can you tell me whats happening all the billions of oil??? Saudi Arabia is dessert but they have golden cars and No water problem thanks to oil... God gave you oil but you decided to buy weapons and attack İran with that. So tragic
@blueboy1056 2 жыл бұрын
@@Polo-rn8ly bruh
@Polo-rn8ly 2 жыл бұрын
@@blueboy1056 💀
@blueboy1056 2 жыл бұрын
@@Polo-rn8ly You think we Iraqis wanted that war ?
@EliasBac 3 жыл бұрын
Very interesting. And even more sad. I hope Irak recovers once and for all.
@lordoreocat Жыл бұрын
Why have I JUST now heard of this? This is heartbreaking!
@ukiyosurf 4 жыл бұрын
So sad to see the worlds greatest geographical features leaving us :(
@WonderMagician 4 жыл бұрын
all for oil profits
@evelynn1400 Жыл бұрын
yeah it's the country who destoryed ur country and used u
@sultanalshammari4691 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for putting the light on this huge problem in Iraq that I hope to be solved quickly to put an end for the agony of the Iraqi people
@Benzknees 4 жыл бұрын
Reversing what happened in the 7th century AD is the only solution for the Middle East.
@mtraa.942 4 жыл бұрын
@Son of Mountain shameless racist Kurd.. not surprised
@brianwashedhunter1150 Жыл бұрын
@@Benzknees What? Lol you cow worshiper?
@OBRAZYY 3 жыл бұрын
Everyone please make your dua's. the drying up off the euphrates river is slowly happening which is one of the last minor signs of Islam before the major ones. Have strong faith in Islam brothers and sisters
@akbeh 3 жыл бұрын
The problems, ruins and destruction began in Iraq and spreaded in all other arabs countries: in Syria, Yémen, Libya, etc.
@patricksiemens 3 жыл бұрын
@omar I don't understand, minor sign of what in islam?
@akbeh 3 жыл бұрын
@@patricksiemens minor sign of the day of Judgement.
@patricksiemens 3 жыл бұрын
@@akbeh ooh
@barta5ot-395 3 жыл бұрын
@@akbeh day of judgement haha
@this_is_3bdo 11 ай бұрын
8:53 We have the fortune of oil, so why is this happening to us? You have your answer bro
@zaneal-thabeti8378 4 жыл бұрын
I’m from iraq (currently living in sweden) seeing this video makes me sad knowing the history of my country
@despapitoxaa6331 4 жыл бұрын
@꧁꧂ Yasser ꧁꧂ It's your neighbors hoarding water sources. Its a majir geographical problem. So, do not point your finger in the wrong "person".
@luisjorge110 4 жыл бұрын
go back?
@TheGhostGamer2 4 жыл бұрын
@Son of Mountain why so but hurt?
@yousifalhammadie3526 4 жыл бұрын
I’m from Iraq living in America wow bismillah there is a lot of us
@ruinnaimperii4686 4 жыл бұрын
We would still be hunters and gatherers if not for the people who lived between these two rivers since the last 10000 years called Mesopotamia
@Jobe-13 4 жыл бұрын
Ruina Imperri. Ikr
@Qrt99 4 жыл бұрын
lol
@yashagrawal88 4 жыл бұрын
@Hernando Malinche Hi, do you have the names of all those 11 places?
@unfabulousization 4 жыл бұрын
Yash Agrawal The Americas,China,Middle East,Australia,Polynesians (?) to state a few Once you realize that seeds that fall to the ground germinate given enough rainfall,it’s only a small step from there to the development of primitive farming practices.
@anyareyes2663 4 жыл бұрын
Farming was an independent innovation though. Mesopotamia just happened to start first, though anything during prehistory is difficult to determine.
@arlamiti Жыл бұрын
Answer : turkey
@user-oz1fc6fn7b Жыл бұрын
+ امريكا الاحتلال +خيانه دول الخليج
@naufaltriandiroziqi8538 3 жыл бұрын
This is what would happen if a country have corrupt government+US interference
@fantasia5698 2 жыл бұрын
@@cosmicdarkness8027 if iraq had a stable government, turkey wouldn't have the guts to build dams. That's what saddam was good in, maintaining peace among his population and providing stability to the whole region. The major countries to blame here are two, Iraq and the US.
@yusufshaikh9768 2 жыл бұрын
@@cosmicdarkness8027 Did you not pay attention? US interference amplifies the effects.
@randomguy574 4 жыл бұрын
Iraq has allot of History it has cities like Baghdad and Karbala etc and ancient civilization, good luck recovering
@bssjshdhxhhxhxhb4461 4 жыл бұрын
Son of Mountain it’s history was way before the british Colonization
@hectorvega621 4 жыл бұрын
@@bssjshdhxhhxhxhb4461 I don't like this troll, but in a sense he is right. Let me explain why, originally Arabs were to either divide land amongst themselves ( this would have allowed the Kurds to be independent) or become one huge country by a deal with the British, but they were working in a secret deal with France to split the region up and under their control. So yeah that's how thing's ended up being with two empires that wouldn't even last long.
@hibaallaq1172 4 жыл бұрын
@@hectorvega621 Iraq is Mesopotamia
@ghaithriyadh 4 жыл бұрын
@@hectorvega621 IRAQ isn't arabic country (those who read the history will understand as the country got invaded by many many races through out the history , arabs came lately so the country is made of (sumerians ,assyrians ,arabs ,persians ,turks ,kurd ,azidis & many others ) your assumption is wrong the land of iraq are lined since the islamic empire (kuwait included) the british only separated kuwait due to its oil reserve
@hectorvega621 4 жыл бұрын
@@hibaallaq1172 I know the city of Uruk, is where it's got it's name.
@vk1450 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you sooo much for this video!!! I had a school project on this and I was a dead rat before your video!!!
@Ibnuciisaa 3 жыл бұрын
i am from somalia 🇸🇴 really i very sad about that iraq 🇮🇶 is our brothers so feeling same pain for that 😥😥😥😥😥
@SlickOnTop 4 жыл бұрын
"And they will uncover a mountain of gold underneath the Tigris and the Euphrates. All the world will fight for it".
@hamed3423 3 жыл бұрын
Why gold? it is worthless now. Fiat money (paper and digital) is worth more.
@Hk-cu1bl 3 жыл бұрын
@@hamed3423 paper money is going to collapse and then gold will once again be of high value
@binyaminibnemjas6774 3 жыл бұрын
This is future may be petroleum or gold , but one thing is sure , this is future.....
@SethTheVictor 3 жыл бұрын
That gold could be "black gold", i.e. *oil*
@user-ot2yz7it7i 3 жыл бұрын
@@SethTheVictor yet world population didn't decline to 40% and less of what it is today because of that petroleum, so it's gold. Plus it was clearly said as gold and not simply fortune.
@suneelreddy5267 4 жыл бұрын
Vox makes it simple to understand a complex world issues. Thanks to vox.
@appleslover 4 жыл бұрын
Suneel Reddy not always
@pepps779 4 жыл бұрын
They do a better job than many, but they are not beyond paving over nuance to maintain a narrative.
@youreaflop6941 4 жыл бұрын
Too simple
@theworldismine7788 2 жыл бұрын
قال صلى الله عليه و سلم: يَحسِرُ الفُراتُ عن جبَلٍ مِن ذَهَبٍ -أو: لا تَقومُ الساعةُ حتى يَحسِرَ الفُراتُ عن جبَلٍ مِن ذَهَبٍ-، فيَقتَتِلُ عليه الناسُ، فيُقتَلُ مِن كلِّ مِئةٍ تسعةٌ وتِسعونَ، يا بُنيَّ، فإنْ أَدْرَكتَه فلا تَكوننَّ ممَّنْ يُقاتِلُ عليه. أخرجه البخاري و مسلم في صحيحيهما
@aadityaacharya5902 3 жыл бұрын
One day it will all end , and then looking back future generations would keep wondering the unnecessary bloodshed that took place , was it really necessary for such a great place to turn into dust .
@josephcampbell4724 4 жыл бұрын
Still waiting for Saddam's weapons of mass destruction .
@tiihtu2507 4 жыл бұрын
Iraq used chemical weapons in Iran-Iraq War in the 80's. They had a nuclear program too. However, after the first Gulf War both were abolished with the help of international community and UN Special Commission carried out regular inspections. What happened in 2001 and after that is a different story. A story indeed, because the weapons of mass destruction only existed in the minds of George W Bush and US military command. 🙄
@vatsalpatel7834 4 жыл бұрын
@@tiihtu2507 🤣🤣😂😂this republican is still livimg in 2001
@arabx0r 4 жыл бұрын
There is no proof that Saddam used the chemical weapons... There is no sources other the American's
@arabx0r 4 жыл бұрын
Arved Ludwig didnt Germany give him Asylm regarding to what he said?
@davidulanovsky8943 4 жыл бұрын
Tiuhtukkainen America didn’t care in the 80s because Saddam was their friend.
@themiddlepillar 4 жыл бұрын
I am sad to say I hold my country responsible for much of this devastation. We struck (2) water treatment facilities which devastated the civilians. THIS SHOULD BE A WAR CRIME FOR ANY COUNTRY!
@tamerlan2708 4 жыл бұрын
It is not your crime: it is crime of your politicians. The only problem is that you actually elected them persuaded numerous times by their speech and beautiful words.
@tyman2323 4 жыл бұрын
The US tried to rebuild then as shown in the video but many of the people there didn’t want to have help from the US
@angeloreyes1951 4 жыл бұрын
@@tyman2323 can't blame them
@xtrey19x 4 жыл бұрын
Tyman we wouldn’t need to rebuild the ones we bombed if we didn’t destroy them in the first place. I guess you need an excuse to explain why billions of taxpayers dollars disappear.
@TheFourthWinchester 4 жыл бұрын
Obama and Bush must be tried as war criminals.
@gunkmasterflex942 3 жыл бұрын
This is so depressing.
@ismailtquiq2014 Жыл бұрын
As a moroccan I feel so bad for Iraq, hope for them to return strong and God help them .
@joemosely9383 4 жыл бұрын
Turkey, Iran and Syria have major leverage over Iraq. Now the Politics in the Region gets much clearer to me. Oil & Water.
@tareke586 4 жыл бұрын
Well turkey also has leverage over Syria
@muysli.y1855 4 жыл бұрын
Oil i a curse
@ahmedahmedov3530 4 жыл бұрын
actually Turkey has leverage in terms of water on both nations, not just Iraq. because Turkey is the primary source where that water comes originates.
@anitkumarindiansmasterrace1399 3 жыл бұрын
@@ahmedahmedov3530 Syria has others rivers
@ibo4053 4 жыл бұрын
as an Iraqi was born in Basra and lived there his entire life, i really wanna thank you for making this amazing video. it really letting the world know about what’s going on in the great city of Basra. 🇮🇶 Much appreciated, Vox.
@ameernitroglycerineiraqi2994 2 жыл бұрын
Peace be upon you all from the land of Iraq
@lillyie 3 жыл бұрын
the US is that one kid who would bring all the books down from a library shelf and leave
@akhinummetett2102 3 жыл бұрын
@kappa because they aren’t slaves.
@nonec384 3 жыл бұрын
@kappa expet the books weights tons and they dont have the equipment for it ,and they waste all they money in other stuff
@homyce 4 жыл бұрын
Maybe it's a sign of the end, it all started at Mesopotamia ....and it all ends from there
@adjunctarmadillo2176 4 жыл бұрын
Yes it actually is and it was predicted by the prophet Muhammed a long time ago.
@orlvndo 4 жыл бұрын
Revelation 16: 12
@hasanmurtaza8339 4 жыл бұрын
@@orlvndo What does it say in the revelation?
@microgangster 4 жыл бұрын
sd. gfx where
@a.n4524 4 жыл бұрын
@@microgangster Search Bilal Assas End Series part five. The Messenger was and is truly truthful.
@acerlap8069 4 жыл бұрын
I'm Iraqi and the current state of these rivers is worst especially in Basra
@user-rr8dg5fg6l 4 жыл бұрын
ايي صح الله يعينكم
@vexxcon8125 4 жыл бұрын
thank god im in erbil and the water is good but i hope our bros down south recover from this disaster.
@funnyvideos-mp2ii 3 жыл бұрын
Enjoy democracy
@Zedo_v12 3 жыл бұрын
_-RIP IRAQ (6500BC - 2020)-_ _-YOU ACTUALLY WAS GREAT AND BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY-_ 💔
@sniper7847 3 жыл бұрын
انت هنا
@YousifAziz 3 жыл бұрын
@@sniper7847 no still a live
@sniper7847 3 жыл бұрын
@@YousifAziz دنجب
@YousifAziz 3 жыл бұрын
@@sniper7847 شبيك هيوو
@sniper7847 3 жыл бұрын
@@YousifAziz بيه دودة
@yangfan2440 3 жыл бұрын
路过，一年前我看过这个视频，现在我又回来了。the people of Iraq be strong, wish you have good luck.
@111t Жыл бұрын
Thank you, really, from the heart. Many improvements have taken place and Iraq is developing, but the problem of the water file is very difficult and cannot be solved in a few years.
@timfonteyne 4 жыл бұрын
I simply don't understand that leaders can be so corrupt in these situations...they are just taking advantages of the suffering of their own people!
@AwesomesMan 4 жыл бұрын
They became the leaders with corruption
@azraabbas6264 4 жыл бұрын
mcwolfus 1 don't talk about islam in that way please u don't know anything about islam it's not like everything u see and hear about my religion is true i mean i'm a Muslim but i wouldn't talk about you're religion or any religion in that way or say stuff that isn't true at all with all respect💛
@uninstaller2860 4 жыл бұрын
@Eritrea Shabiyaጝሕ EPLF Usa gave money for the clean up. It all went to some ones pocket, who is laughing when his fellow iraqis are dying and suffering.
@timfonteyne 4 жыл бұрын
@Linus Haber probably yes. I mean there is a chance i could become corrupt too. But as who I am now, I would use money in a clever way.
@uninstaller2860 4 жыл бұрын
@Linus Haber Hahah of course!
@taz-on-the-looseyusef5526 4 жыл бұрын
This is painful , I was born in Botswana so does my great grandparents, in our primary schools we learnt about Mesopotamia, it's always a vital part of our history, we also have some beautiful stories about Basra, Arabian Nights also written in Tswana language are found in our books, we never had European or American history, so it is sad to all countries to
@jovenaldomingo1123 2 жыл бұрын
Money in the world is worthless if a country has Nu water by the rivers humans are farming more more cities worldwide 07 warmer world
@iraqiboyahmed5379 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you brother for sharing a nice story
@freedomsong9747 2 жыл бұрын
And where is your history?
@callii100 2 жыл бұрын
Sorry background music is load and mind bothering, can't watch but thank you for your efforts
@vedprakash2986 2 жыл бұрын
Only plantation can save our environment 🙏 save 🌲 save 🌲
@stevebrown3856 4 жыл бұрын
Probably one of the best videos I've seen on KZfaq. Quickly, clearly and concisely points out what the problems are, why they are problematic, where the problem come from (its roots) and what are the solutions.
@greenergrass4060 4 жыл бұрын
Human civilization started from these rivers and now, it will also end there
@jackson0335 4 жыл бұрын
Startling
@SuperHammerzeit 4 жыл бұрын
@UCnP9CneZoKnU9_9UcqJVJQQ We need to take lands of Babylonia and Pyramids back to Amen-ra-rica and Israel!
@user-tg6ug6nc2o 4 жыл бұрын
What are you talking about? Not to take away from the gravity of the situation, but how are two rivers drying up downstream foretelling the end of human civilization?
@jackson0335 4 жыл бұрын
@@user-tg6ug6nc2o climate change taking effect. Can you not see the planet trying to rid of the parasite? Hail storms in Mexico. France is 115 degrees.
@user-tg6ug6nc2o 4 жыл бұрын
Drada Governmental mismanagement and Turkey’s selfishness are now synonymous with climate change?
@vascoamaralgrilo 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@ylstorage7085 3 жыл бұрын
can hear Nestle starts rhyming: "THIS LOOKS A JOB FOR ME..."
@jivanjovan 4 жыл бұрын
These two rivers are so important to human history, I can't believe this is its state now
@eightslifeisasitcom2524 4 жыл бұрын
may god bless iraq, lets all pray for love not war
@ravinazad7324 3 жыл бұрын
Ancient Mesopotemia which is known as the craddle of civilization was built on the basis of these two rivers. Its saddens me to see how US for their own selfish interest had put a historically significant place to ruins.
@renatofauzi 3 жыл бұрын
"Tigris and Eufrat will dry when apocalypse come closer". That was what Muhammad said 1400 years ago. The Arabs was not believing that because those rivers were hearts of Persian Empire and never running out of water.
@themysteryofgodliness6574 3 жыл бұрын
The bible Said it almost 1900 years ago. Its a judgement from Father God to prepare the way for Armageddon.
@abdirhmanwarsama5964 3 жыл бұрын
The Mystery of Godliness Islam started from Adam, and all the prophets including Jesus and Mohammed peace me upon him, are considered muslims. By the way the meaning of the word Islam/Muslim is to surrender to the most high .
@mansakarimi 3 жыл бұрын
@@themysteryofgodliness6574 where? Give references. I haven't found
@themysteryofgodliness6574 3 жыл бұрын
@@mansakarimi The sixth angel poured his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up, to prepare the way for the kings from the east. Revelation 16:12 RSV 🙏🏻😁
@prachetmakwana6011 3 жыл бұрын
@@themysteryofgodliness6574 And who might be these 'kings from the east'??
@fadidexter2514 4 жыл бұрын
I´m from Iraq, seeing this truly breaks my heart, and what breaks my heart even more, is that all this was happened because of something that never even existed in the first place (weapons of mass destruction).
@sharefactor 3 жыл бұрын
The weapons of mass destruction did exist in Iraqs past, and were used against Iranians (Iran-Iraq war) and Kurds (al-Anfal campaign) but Saddam did destroy all of them as agreed with the UN. The neocon warmongers stance was that Saddam hid some of the WMD. That claim was false and a pretext for war.
@vimrooamen8844 2 жыл бұрын
Atakurk?
@blueboy1056 2 жыл бұрын
@@cosmicdarkness8027 steal ? But the rivers starts from turkey, isn’t it there right to do what they want with it ? I’m Iraqi btw 🇮🇶
@ragnakok7973 4 жыл бұрын
I’m from Iraq, born on the side of the mighty Tigris. This video breaks my heart, but great video nonetheless. Hopefully I become rich enough to clean up my country❤️🇮🇶❤️🇮🇶
@TheMalwina89 9 ай бұрын
Water is most powerful weapon against humanity 😢
@SparjanRaj 2 жыл бұрын
Revelation 16:12, NIV: "The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the East."
@adventurermohammedaliraqi161 4 жыл бұрын
حسبي الله ونعم الوكيل على كل من ضلم بلدي العظيم.
@edibfeyzuahbeygi2045 4 жыл бұрын
Allah does nothing for you. Forget Allah.
@fku6061 Жыл бұрын
May Allah help ur country my brother ❤️😭🤗
@USB740 4 жыл бұрын
God bless Iraq! The cradle of civilization! The lion will rise again!
@Alibleibl Жыл бұрын
شكرا جزيلا على الحقيقه
@qpdb840 Ай бұрын
My family used to live in Iraq before being deported to Iran and we have wanted to come back but this is the problem we face we cannot. I hope that one day Iraq can be what it once was and fix itself and so one day I can go to Karbala and see my old home
@TheRealImagz 4 жыл бұрын
What I get from this, they are tryna wipe Iraq of the map
@WonderMagician 4 жыл бұрын
they just want the oil not the people..
@iraqi2015 4 жыл бұрын
who?
@Shirazie 4 жыл бұрын
@@WonderMagician exactly 🌹
@ggoddkkiller1342 4 жыл бұрын
@Hamdoon Your water??? LMAO!! Turkey is the source of both rivers so it is our water and we are using it as we see fit...
@dinaibrahim4022 4 жыл бұрын
@@ggoddkkiller1342 you are so nice....NOT!
@subultimate 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Vox for keeping me informed on other world issues.. never miss an episode
@jorgembn3946 Жыл бұрын
Honest question here Is there a way to fix this issue? I would love to see Iraq's rivers health again, a truly humanitarian n' enviromental victory to everyone
@porto1st Жыл бұрын
yes, sanction turkey for cutting the supply of water
@user-lr6zg7xi7w 2 жыл бұрын
إِلى الديّانِ يَومُ الدينِ نَمضي وَعِندَ اللَهِ تَجتَمِعُ الخُصومُ
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