37 killed in herder-farmer conflict over water and land resources in Mali
37 civilians are killed in the ongoing conflict between herders and farmers who are fighting over access to water and land resources in central Mali.
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Soldiers guarding Turkish dam are attacked
Turkish soldiers guarding a hydroelectric dam are attacked with rockets and long-range gunfire by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the Kulp district of Diyarbakir. One soldier is killed and three wounded.
Water pipeline in Zambia is bombed.
A water pipeline is bombed along the Great North Road in Lusaka, Zambia. No group claims responsibility for the attack, however the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola is suspected of placing the bomb. This attack coincides with four other area bombings on the same day.
Aqueduct in Colombia is attacked.
A bombing attempt occurs at an aqueduct in Colombia. The bomb does not detonate. The National Liberation Army is suspected in the attempt.
Water cut off in Macedonian conflict
Water flow to Kumanovo (population 100,000), Macedonia cut off for 12 days in conflict between ethnic Albanians and Macedonian forces. Valves of Glaznja and Lipkovo Lakes damaged.
Deadly clash in Kashmir, India
Two people are killed and 25 others injured in Kashmir when police fire at a group of villagers clashing over water sharing. The incident took place in Garend village in a dispute over sharing water from an irrigation stream.
Security forces open fire on water privitization protesters in Mali
One person is killed and five injured when security forces open fire on protests over an attempt to privatize water services in Lere, northwestern Mali.
Deadly fight between Kenyan herders and farmers
At least 130 people are killed in a string of clashes between Pokomo farmers and Orma, semi-nomadic cattle herders over access to land and river water.
Ethnic conflict in Kenya fueled by water
Extensive violence over water is reported in Kenya, with approximately 50 deaths in clashes between farmers and cattle herders. The conflict is part of a long-running dispute between Pokomo farmers and Orma, semi-nomadic cattle herders, over land and water. The current conflict is being exacerbated by Kenyan and foreign investment in vast tracts of land for food and biofuel cultivation, putting pressure on local resources. (See also entry in 2001.)
Algerian protestors and police clash at protest over water shortages
Nineteen people are arrested in Algeria’s Setif region when clashes erupt between protesters and police during a demonstration against water shortages. Around 300 protesters march on the town hall in Bouselam to demand improved water supplies and other local improvements. Clashes broke out when the security forces attempted to access the building by force, with 19 people arrested.