Oil spills pile on pressure for Iraq's farmers

Al-Meaibdi, Iraq (AFP) Feb 27, 2024

Iraq enjoys tremendous oil wealth but many hard-scrabble farmers in the north say crude spills have contaminated their lands, piling on pressure as they already battle drought. Amid the hills of Salaheddin province, puddles of the viscous black liquid pollute the otherwise fertile and green fields, rendering vast swathes of farmland barren. "The oil has damaged all that the land can