An Iraqi farmer squats and checks an oil spill into an agricultural land in the region of Hamrin, north of Tikrit, in the province of Salaheddin, on February 19, 2024. Oil spills in Iraq – a country ravaged by decades of conflict, corruption and decaying infrastructure – have contaminated farmland in the northern province, especially during the winter rains. (Photo by Abdel Khalek Azzawi/AFP Photo)
