Desalination plant is hit by air raids in Yemen
A desalination plant is hit during multiple air raids in Al Mokha District, Taizz, Yemen.
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Water tank is damaged in Yemen
A water tank in Bani Sa’ad District, Al Mahwit, Yemen is damaged by the ongoing conflict.
Desalination company is hit by air raid in Yemen
An early morning air raid causes damage to a desalination company in Al Mokha District, Taizz, Yemen.
Two dams are hit by air raids in Yemen
The Al-Hayathim dam and the Mahalli dam were both struck during air raids in Nihm District, Sanaa, Yemen in early December.
Multiple attacks damage water tanks in Yemen
Water tanks are damaged over the course of several days in Kamaran District, Hudaydah, Yemen.
Water driller is damaged over the course of four air raids
Four air raids cause damage to a water driller in Al-Safra’a District, Saada, Yemen.
Dam and water driller are damaged by air raids in Yemen
The Al-Aqran dam and a water driller are hit during ongoing air raids in Nihm District, Sanaa, Yemen.
Yemen’s civil war leaves millions without access to drinking water
The Yemeni Interior Ministry claims up to 4,000 people die annually from water-related violence including raids on wells and other fights over water access involving armed groups. A report from Yemen’s pro-government newspaper estimates that 70-80% of conflicts in rural areas are about water. The UNFAO estimates that about 20 million Yemenis do not have access to drinking water because of the ongoing civil war.
Islamic State shuts off water flow below Ramadi Dam
In June 2015, Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants shut off and redirect water flows below Ramadi Dam in order to facilitate military movements across the Euphrates River. As a result, communities downstream face water shortages.
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.