Serbs cut off water to Pristina
Serbian engineers shut down water system in Pristina prior to occupation by NATO.
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Pakistan targets terrorists’ water
In military action aimed at Islamic terrorists, including Al Qaeda and the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, homes, schools, and water wells are damaged and destroyed in Pakistan.
Mexican farmers shot in duel over spring
Two Mexican farmers argue for years over water rights to a small spring used to irrigate a small corn plot near the town of Pihuamo. In March, these farmers shoot each other dead.
Water clashes kill 40 in Kenya and Ethiopia
At least 40 people die in Kenya and Ethiopia in continuing clashes over water, livestock, and grazing land. Fighting occurs in the southern Ethiopia in the region of Oromo and the northern Kenya Marsabit district.
One dead in South Yemen protest over water cuts
At least one Yemeni is killed and three wounded in clashes with police in Aden in southern Yemen over the cutting off of water.
Police kill gold mine protestors in Peru
Several incidents of protests, injuries, and deaths are reported in regions of Peru where residents oppose large mines because of concerns over water quality and water rights. Police kill four protestors in clashes over the proposed Canadian-operated $5 billion dollar Minas Conga gold mine.
Violent protests over water shortages in New Delhi
Scuffles and protests break out around New Delhi during the summer of 2012 as residents surround water delivery trucks and fight over water. The summer is the hottest in 33 years, leading to extensive energy and water shortages.
Free Syrian Army cuts off water supply to Wadi Barada
Syrian government forces are driven out of Wadi Barada’s villages after the Free Syrian Army (FSA) cuts off water supply from Ain al-Fijah, a major spring serving the Damascus area.
Terrorists bomb main water pipe into Aleppo, Syria
Fighters from Jabhat al-Nusra, the Syrian branch of Al-Qaeda, bomb the main pipeline carrying water to the city of Aleppo from the Euphrates River. More than 100 people are sickened by contaminated water.
Syrian rebel groups cut off water supply to Damascus
In August 2015, Syrian rebel groups cut off water from a spring in Ain al-Fijah, reducing water output to Damascus by 90 percent for three days and leading to water shortages and rationing. Rebels continue to periodically shut off the supply from the spring, resulting in water shortages in Ain al-Fijah and Damascus. Rebels threaten to blow up the spring if government forces enter the region.