Mosul Dam

Italians try to stem impending Iraqi dam calamity

Advance team of Italian engineering firm begins desperate attempts to stop Mosul Dam from collapsing and killing up to 1.5 million people.

US evacuates fearing Mosul dam catastrophe

US embassy in Iraq urges evacuations, warning up to 1.5 million Iraqis will not survive when faulty dam collapses, taking out electric grid.

War for ISIS's Mosul may trigger dam catastrophe

Campaign to retake Mosul fraught with danger, because if explosions cause dam to go, '500,000 people are killed in a few hours.'

Obama Authorizes Airstrikes on Iraq's Mosul Dam

President Obama informs Congress he authorized U.S. airstrikes in Iraq to help retake control of the Mosul Dam.

Iraq's coming Apocalypse