Conflicts in Burkina Faso
Declining rainfall has led to growing fights between animal herders and farmers with competing needs. In August, 2007 people are forced to flee their homes by fighting in Zounweogo province.
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Israel’s sanctions against Gaza cause water shortages
Israel’s sanctions against Gaza cause water shortages and a growing public health risk. In particular, restrictions on fuel, spare parts, and maintenance equipment threaten the functioning of Gaza’s already limited water and sanitation system.
Australian man murdered in fight over water restrictions
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Violent protests against the Kajbar Dam in Sudan
Angry villagers in the Sudan stage protests against Kajbar Dam; four villagers are killed by government militia.
Protestors block main road in response to water diversion in Egypt
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Workers fixing a water pipe killed
Two workers fixing a water pipe in Baghdad, Iraq, are killed in an event that is reported as either a drive-by shooting or a bomb explosion. The pipeline was being fixed from an attack a month earlier.
Water pipeline and gas pipeline damaged by explosion
Water supply is disrupted when a water pipeline and nearby gas pipeline are blown up in Pakistan.
Water distribution facility warehouse burnt down
A warehouse of a water distribution facility is burnt down in Yala Province, Thailand. Islamic insurgents seeking independence from Thailand are the suspected arsonists.
Two people wounded by bomb at local watering hole
Two people are wounded when a bomb explodes at a local watering hole in Jijel, Algeria.
Workers constructing water pipe attacked; two killed
A bomb placed along a road kills two workers and wounds five others as they lay water pipes in Tal Afar, Iraq.