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The draining of the Mesopotamian Marshes occurred in Iraq and to a smaller degree in Iran between the 1950s and 1990s to clear large areas of the marshes in the Tigris-Euphrates river system. Formerly covering an area of around 20,000 km2 (7,700 sq mi), the main sub-marshes, the Hawizeh, Central, and Hammar marshes and all three were drained at different times for different reasons.
The draining of the marshes was undertaken primarily for political ends, namely to force the Marsh Arabs out of the area through water diversion tactics and to punish them for their role in the 1991 uprising against Saddam Hussein's government. However, the government's stated reasoning was to reclaim land for agriculture and exterminate a breeding ground for mosquitoes. The displacement of more than 200,000 of the Ma'dan and the associated state-sponsored campaign of violence against them has led the United States and others to describe the draining of the marshes as ecocide or ethnic cleansing.The draining of the Mesopotamian Marshes has been described by the United Nations as a "tragic human and environmental catastrophe" on par with the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest and by other observers as one of the worst environmental disasters of the 20th century.
hi everyone, im a diyer in need of some advice. the job i need doing is to fit a new basin and bath. the system i think is a vented one where i have a header tank and a storage tank with immersion.
on the sysyem i have a rayburn with a drain on it. my question is can i turn rayburn off run the...
Hello, I'm looking for some advice on how to tackle this... We have a slow draining sink in our utility room. When the washing machine pumps out water, it comes up into the sink before slowly draining away. I think some of the water may drain back to the washing machine. This has been a problem...
Ive to replace a rad and a leaky rad valve on a rad in y upstairs bedroom. Its been leaking for a few months and seeing as im free today, i might aswell get cracking on with it. Anytime i change a rad valve upstairs, i would half drain the system then change the rad/valve. One question i have...
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I recently installed 2 new radiator valves in the bathroom and now when my boiler fires up it is very noisy after about 30 seconds and the cylinder in the airing cupboard makes gurgling noises so I have had to switch the boiler off. My initial thought is that air has got in the system - how...
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I would like some help with an issue I have. I had a extension done last year with building control all certified.
Over the past 3 weeks the water in the sink has not been draining quickly after taking off the kitchen cabinet plinth, I can see the problem the builder used 40mm...
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I drained my system today as I was trying (and failed) to install new radiator valves. I have just switched the heating on this evening and the boiler suddenly made loud bangs so i hurriedly switched the heating off.
There are 2 valves in the loft, one which turned off the water in the...
Wanting to flush out my hot water system and wondering, can i just drain out from the drain valve and leave it draining for 30 mins (refilling as it goes from the expansion tank?)
Would this flush fresh water through the whole system or will i need to open radiator valves?
Would add in x100...
Hi I could do with a bit of guidance to empty my system to clean and inhibit it I think I'm on the right track with the below method but would like someone who does this as a profession to double check, I have had to put up with some knocking pipes this winter (1st time since moving in 14...
I have a problem with my toilet, it's the third time in the past six months this has happened.
when it's flushed the bowl fills much higher than usual and then takes around 10 minutes to drain. Also, it struggles with paper and solids.
Ive tried a plunger and a mop in a bag (YouTube) but...
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could this be the valve for draining down the central heating system. There is a pipe outside the back door leading up to the airing cupboard and seems to go to this valve.
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Hi, I will need to drain down the CH system to install a complete new Sunvic motorised 3 way valve assembly. The only drain tap I can find is on the pipework adjacent to the bathroom radiator. This radiator is permanently hot whenever the hot water system is activated--whether the CH is 'on' or...
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I have a small 2 bedroom bungalow, with an oil combi (wallstar) that is located in the garage. There is a lot of sludge (I believe) in my radiators as they are cold at bottom and hot at the top. In reasearching how to deal with this, I have seen many people recommend using Sentinel x800 to clean...
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I wonder if somebody with experience of this problem could help me to find a solution to this annoying nuisance.
I installed this some time ago and have put up with this defect for some time but the slow running can cause it to block occasionally.
I have attached some photos of the...
Can i fit a push fit isolation valve on ground floor heating pipe without draining system so i can fit new heated towel rail in a day or two,or would the pressure of water be too great once I've cut through pipe,its on a combi system,
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Help! I need some plumbing advice. 2 weeks ago our kitchen sink filled up with dishwasher water and wouldn't go down. After plunging (did not work, and broke the seal of the plug) and removing the pipes under the sink and putting a 6ft snake/spring (no blockage found) it was draining again...
Hi all my first post here so forgive me if this has been answered before.
I've quoted to do a boiler swap from an awful Glow worm 18SXI system boiler and tank/cylinder (gravity) to a combi. (gas safe reg 582473 before you ask) the entrance to the flat, current boiler and drain point is on the...
I have just moved into a block of flats with a communal heating and hot water system. It has a cold water tank in the loft and a hot water cylinder in the kitchen. I have a leaking radiator valve that I need to change. I've managed to turn flow and return stopcocks behind the tank in the kitchen...
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Hi I want to replace my existing radiators but need to drain the system first. I have the Valiant Eco Tek Pro which was installed in Oct 2014. What do I need to turn off on the boiler to be able to drain the system please? Many thanks.
Wondering if anyone can shed some light on what might be happening here.
Kitchen is situated in a block of flats, with a common waste stack. When draining the sink (which drains into the common stack) there had previously been an issue with a knocking noise which turned out to be PVC pipe...
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What is the best way of draining a heating system to repair a pipe with a nail in it the pipe is downstairs. Want to replace with two soldered slip sockets and a bit of pipe. So will need all the water out. Do I need to open all radiator bleed vales on the upstairs radiators?
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