The Mosul Dam: Iraq’s forgotten crisis (Glen Falkenstein, ASPI The Strategist)

In late February the US Embassy in Baghdad released a statement warning that the Mosul Dam is at a ‘a serious and unprecedented risk of catastrophic failure with little warning.’ The Embassy confirmed that such an event would represent an unprecedented humanitarian and strategic crisis for Iraq. Speaking to the UN last week, US Ambassador Samantha Power warned Member States that they should be ready to help prevent ‘a humanitarian catastrophe of epic proportions.’

http://www.aspistrategist.org.au/the-mosul-dam-iraqs-forgotten-crisis/