Israeli warplanes hit water supply wells, pipelines, and wastewater treatment plants servicing hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in the Gaza region. Palestinian officials state that the attacks intentionally targeted the infrastructure, mounting a a war crime under the Geneva Protocol.
Assailants fire a mortar round, striking a water facility in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. One security guard is killed in the attack, and the facility is damaged. This is one of 32 coordinated incidents across Iraq on the same day. Al-Qa’ida in Iraq claims responsibility for the attacks, stating that they are in retaliation for the torture and genocide that Sunni civilians face in Iraqi prisons.
A landmine explodes in Luuq town, Gedo Region, Somalia. The landmine is targeting a tanker providing water to Transitional Federal Government (TFG) soldiers. Three people are killed and an unknown number of people are injured in the attack. No group claims responsibility for the incident, although unnamed sources suspect Al-Shabaab.
In early January 2015 military troops in Iraq block an attack by IS militants that is attempting to destroy a dam and block a road connecting Diyala and the Shiite holy city of Sammara.
Assailants attack the police station in El Adde town, Gedo region, Somalia. The assailants open fire on the station, causing the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) forces posted there to return fire. There are no reported casualties in the incident. The attackers also shoot at and set fire to the town’s water pump, destroying the only viable water source. No group claims responsibility, but locals attribute the attack to Al-Shabaab, believing that the incident is prompted by the presence of Kenyan…
Assailants bomb a government water tank in the Aka Khel area of Bara tehsil, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. There are no reported casualties; however, the water tank is destroyed in the blast. No group claims responsibility for the incident; however, police arrest one individual in connection with the attack.
Two explosive devices placed in a well are discovered and defused in Nar Raza Khan village, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claims responsibility for the incident.
An explosive device detonates at a irrigation tube well in Khairo Khel area, Lakki Marwat district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. A power transformer line and the tube well are damaged in the blast; however, there are no reported injuries. No group claims responsibility for the incident.
Assailants open fire on security personnel escorting a Freeport Indonesia water tanker convoy in Mimika district, Papua province, Indonesia. There are no reported casualties, but the vehicles are damaged. This is one of two coordinated attacks on this convoy on this day, neither of which are claimed by any group.
An explosive device detonates near a water pipeline in Pul-e-Alam district, Logar province, Afghanistan. Five people, including two Afghan police officers, are killed in the attack, and four people, including two Afghan police officers, are injured. No group claims responsibility; however, one person is arrested in connection with the incident and admits to remotely detonating the device.