Insurgents from Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) seize the Fallujah Dam in Iraq and close the floodgates to cause upstream flooding and to cut downstream water supply. The objective is to flood the area around the city of Fallujah to force government troops to retreat and lift a siege, while cutting water supplies and hydroelectricity generation for other parts of the country.
The water supply for the Syrian city of Aleppo is cut off in both regime and opposition-controlled areas. The city’s water pumping stations are bombed, reportedly by the government, as are water distribution networks in opposition-controlled areas. In return, the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs blames opposition forces for the water crisis.
A water project in Al-Sharyah District, Al Bayda, Yemen is damaged. On the same day in Al-Mahabishah District, Hajja, water wells are also damaged in an air raid.
A water truck owned by an oil & gas company is damaged in the conflict in Haydan District, Saada, Yemen.
A state water corporation is damaged in the conflict in Yemen, in Shibam Kawkaban District, Al Mahwit, Yemen.
Multiple air raids over the course of a week damage water wells in Bakil Al-Mir and Hayran Districts, Hajjah, Yemen.
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.
A water tank is damaged in air raids in Sa’ada District, Saada, Yemen.
An air raid damages a water project in Harad District, Hajjah, Yemen.
A water supply well attacked in Al-Ashah District, Amran, Yemen.