"Before,we were oppressed by periods of drought," "Even if you wanted to work the land if you wanted to do things there was no water.

VOA: standard.2009.12.10

Gates noted,Tuesday, that the United States was prepared to work to help resolve the oil and land disputes, which have Kurds and Arabs at loggerheads.

VOA: standard.2009.07.29

The government says it will now work with a new umbrella organization called the Civil Society Coalition on Land to push ahead on land rights issues including biofuels, environmental management, and sanitation.

VOA: standard.2009.08.23