Levees along the Shebelle river are destroyed
Levees are destroyed along the Shebelle River in Somalia, in an attempt, sources claim, to make roads unusable by military forces. The attack is attributed to Al-Shabaab.
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Water supply to a Turkish air force base is poisoned
Potassium cyanide is discovered in lethal quantities in the water supply of a Turkish air force base. No one is poisoned prior to the discovery. The attack is attributed to the Kurdish Workers’ Party.
A man is arrested for attempted poisoning of community water supply in Turkey
A man is arrested for attempted poisoning of the water supply for the village of Kurusaray, Turkey.
Water cooler spiked with chemical agent sickens seven law students
A water cooler spiked with potassium cyanide sickens 7 law school students in Springfield, Massachusetts. Swastika-like graffiti around the water cooler draws speculation about the attacker.
Ku Klux Klan poisons livestock water supply owned by black Muslim group in Alabama, US
Members of the Ku Klux Klan poison the water supply used for livestock on a farm owned by black Muslims in Ashville, Alabama. 30 cows are killed and at least nine others are sickened.
Youth International Party threatens to spike Chicago’s water supply with LSD ahead of Democratic National Convention
The Youth International Party in the United States threatens to spike Lake Michigan with the hallucinogenic LSD. Lake Michigan serves as the city of Chicago’s drinking water supply. The threat is targeted at the Democratic National Convention of 1968. No known poisonings occur.
France and Britain battle over Nile
Military conflict nearly ensues between Britain and France in 1898 when a French expedition attempts to gain control of the headwaters of the White Nile. While the parties ultimately negotiate a settlement of the dispute, the incident is since characterized as having “dramatized Egypt’s vulnerable dependence on the Nile, and fixed the attitude of Egyptian policy-makers ever since.”
Riots over water in Bangalore, India
At least two people die and others are injured in riots over water in Bangalore, India in the state of Karnataka. The unrest starts when the Indian Supreme Court orders Karnataka to release water from dams on the Kaveri river to neighboring Tamil Nadu. Over 400 people were arrested.
Syrian rebels capture dam
In November, Syrian rebels fighting the government of President Bashar al-Assad overrun government forces and capture the Tishrin hydroelectric dam on the Euphrates River, after days of heavy clashes. The dam supplies electricity to part of Syria and is considered strategically important to the Syrian regime.
Kenyan school water tank poisoned
A water tank at a primary school in Kirinyaga County, Kenya, is vandalized and poisoned. No one was harmed by the poisoned water.