Iraqi authorities are releasing pressure on the fragile Mosul Dam to avoid a catastrophic flood, but in so doing are again providing power to the Islamic State’s capital in Iraq.
Mosul dam flows, returning power to IS held city below
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Fears of dam collapse in Iraq spurs emergency plan by military
The threat of a collapsing dam in Iraq that could send water flooding over millions of people has forced Australia's military to make emergency plans to protect soldiers and diplomats. The Chief of the Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin, told a Senate hearing on Wednesday that military planners were deeply worried about the state […]
Iraq: heavy rainfall increases fear of Mosul dam collapse
Iraqi authorities warned on Thursday of the likelihood of a catastrophic collapse of the country’s largest hydro-electric dam due to torrential rainfall. The dam, near the northern city of Mosul, was built in the 1980s on a soft gypsum layer on the Tigris river. It is is in desperate need of repairs to avoid disasters, […]
Dam takeover highlights worsening Anbar violence
As militants seize control of a dam in Fallujah, the government is planning for April 30 elections in which worsening security problems will not allow many Anbar residents to vote.
In Iraq city, rare alliance spurs hope in battle against Islamic State
Children walked around in unruly clusters here, wearing navy blue-and-white uniforms following the start late last month of a school year delayed by an Iraq once again at war. Shoppers lingered to buy vegetables and live chickens at stalls at a busy public square, as a dozen uniformed Iraqi soldiers stationed at the entrance of […]
Iraq’s Mosul dam could face catastrophic collapse: top U.S. general
The U.S. military has a contingency plan to deal with a potential collapse of Mosul dam in northern Iraq which would be catastrophic, the top U.S. general in Iraq said on Thursday. U.S. Army Lieutenant General Sean MacFarland said Iraqi authorities understood "the potential" for the collapse of the hydroelectric dam, whose foundation requires constant […]
U.S. warns of ‘catastrophic failure’ of Iraq’s Mosul Dam
The United States is ringing alarm bells about the deadly consequences of a breach in the Mosul Dam in northern Iraq, warning publicly over the weekend that a collapse of the 30-year old dam could sow havoc and destruction over a large swath of central Iraq. The unusually public warning from U.S. diplomats suggests that […]
Iraqis kept in the dark about Mosul Dam emergency plans
Despite intense U.S. pressure to act to keep Iraq's largest dam from collapsing, Baghdad has done little to prepare Iraqis for the possibility of a burst that could unleash a flood reaching the capital and killing hundreds of thousands of people. The government signed a $296-million contract with Italy's Trevi Group last month to reinforce […]
Italian team arrives as part of Mosul Dam repair project
A team of Italian specialists arrived Thursday at the site of the Mosul Dam as part of an emergency campaign to repair Iraq's largest dam before it collapses. The advance team from the Italian engineering firm Trevi Group will set up a camp for the group of engineers who are expected to arrive within a […]
Iraq makes contingency plans for Syria dam collapse
Iraq has prepared contingency plans in case a dam in northern Syria that fell under rebel control two months ago collapses, an official told AFP on Monday. The dam on the Euphrates river in Raqa province fell under the control of rebels fighting to oust President Bashar al-Assad in February. It generates 880 megawatts of […]
Mosul Dam No Longer on Brink of Catastrophe
After six months of intensified repairs, Iraqi officials claim the massive Mosul Dam has been saved from impending disaster. But experts say it will always be at risk of collapse and will need constant maintenance. "There remains no danger to the dam now," Hassan Janabi, Iraq's minister of water resources, told VOA. "It is with […]
Pipeline blast in southern Iraq fixed, oil flow rerouted …
*But danger looms as workers can’t get to work *Those at stations since Tuesday running out of supplies, food and sleep *Basra violence threatens oil investment *Recap of violence from Basra to Baghdad *Port workers say military aims is to privatize *Humanitarian aid desperately needed but unable to reach Basra *KRG posts electricity tenders Iraq […]
Iraq awards contract for repairing ‘most dangerous dam in the world’
Iraq on Tuesday awarded an Italian company a contract to overhaul and maintain the Mosul dam in the country's north, days after a U.S. general warned of its possible collapse. Government spokesman Saad al-Hadithi told The Associated Press the Cabinet awarded the contract to Italy's Trevi group Tuesday. He had no precise figure for the contract's […]
Italy is sending 450 soldiers to protect Iraq’s most important dam against ISIS
Italy's prime minister has announced that the country will send 450 soldiers to protect Iraq's most important dam, The Local reports. Prime Minister Matteo Renzi announced that the troops will be deployed to protect the Mosul Dam from the extremist group ISIS, also known as the Islamic State. The militants currently control the city of Mosul, which […]
Q&A: Finance Minister Ali Allawi
Allawi discusses ending Kurdistan budget transfers, new expenditures under a stop-gap spending law, power payments to Iran, and implementing a Chinese financing deal.
Neglect may do what ISIS didn’t: breach Iraqi dam
More than 16 months after Iraqi and Kurdish forces reclaimed Mosul Dam from Islamic State fighters, the structure faces a new threat: the danger that it may collapse because of insufficient maintenance, overwhelming major communities downstream with floodwaters. In the worst-case scenario, according to State Department officials, an estimated 500,000 people could be killed while more than […]
Italy to deploy military unit to protect technicians working on Mosul Dam
The Italian government will be deploying a military unit of around 500 men to Iraq to provide protection for the technicians who are planned to work on the fragile Mosul Dam. Speaking to Rudaw, Marco Carnelos said the Italian Trevi Group will be based in the area close to the dam and work on both […]
Iraq signs deal to repair and maintain its key Mosul dam
Iraq signed a deal with an Italian company on Wednesday to repair and maintain its largest dam, near the northern, Islamic State-held city of Mosul, which is in danger of catastrophic collapse, a government spokesman said. The Mosul Dam grabbed headlines recently amid fears it could collapse due to neglect and lack of needed maintenance […]
Inside Mosul Dam, Iraq’s biggest potential weapon of mass destruction
From the crack of dawn to a starry dusk, hundreds of technicians from around the world can be seen against a backdrop of pale-colored mountains and a still, sapphire reservoir. It appears serene and picturesque, but those workers are rushing to salvage Iraq’s deteriorating Mosul Dam – which was once under ISIS control and straddles […]
Italian defense minister in Iraq for Mosul dam talks
Italian Defence Minister Roberta Pinotti made an unannounced visit to Iraq on Monday to discuss logistics for deploying 450 troops near the front line with Islamic State to protect workers carrying out repairs to the Mosul dam. Pinotti met in Baghdad with Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, according to a statement from his office. She later […]
Iraq warns risk to Mosul Dam affecting anti-IS drive
The risk of Iraq's largest dam collapsing and unleashing a huge wave onto Mosul is affecting plans to retake the city from jihadists, an adviser to the premier's office said. The army is deploying thousands of soldiers to a northern base in preparation for operations to recapture the city, the largest urban centre in the Islamic […]
Obama intervened over crumbling Iraqi dam as U.S. concern grew
On Jan. 21, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Iraq's prime minister in Davos, Switzerland, and handed him a personal note from President Barack Obama pleading for urgent action. Obama's confidential message to Haider al-Abadi, which was confirmed to Reuters by two U.S. officials and has not been previously reported, was not about […]
U.S. launches airstrikes around Iraq’s threatened Haditha dam
The United States launched airstrikes around the Haditha Dam in west Iraq on Sunday, in a move aimed at preventing Islamic State insurgents from advancing on one of the country’s key power generators. The set of four strikes, conducted on Saturday and confirmed by the Pentagon, marked the first time that the U.S. has targeted […]
The four-year plan
The Iraqi Oil Ministry's four-year plan, unveiled but not reproduced in February, available here only to Iraq Oil Report subscribers.