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Mosul Dam risks devastating failure as Iraq government keeps stalling

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A general view shows the Mosul dam on the Tigris River on Oct. 31, 2007.
 
  Mosul Dam risks devastating failure as Iraq government keeps stalling  
  Dam catastrophe could cause $40 billion in economic damages and huge loss of life.  
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An Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Services member patrols as they advance in west Mosul's al-Saha neighborhood May 29, 2017, during their ongoing battle to retake the city from Islamic State fighters. Iraqi forces pressed forward with a broad offensive targ

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