... the re-flooding of the marshes after the US-led invasion of 2003 may already be delivering benefits to bird populations in the region. 
The marshes are undergoing a recovery
About 40% of the marshlands area of Iraq has been restored to its 1970s condition.
Large areas were drained in the 1990s to punish the Marsh Arabs for rebelling against former leader Saddam Hussein. Diversion of water further upstream by some of Iraq's neighbours also hit the wetlands.
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