Multiple attacks damage water tanks in Yemen
Water tanks are damaged over the course of several days in Kamaran District, Hudaydah, Yemen.
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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.
In Somalia, dozens killed in local land and water dispute
Dozens are killed in clan-related violence in Somalia’s Hiran region. Sources say the violence is related to tensions over access to water and pasture, as well as local politics.
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.
Ukrainian town loses water supply
Most of the villages and towns in the southwest portion of the Lugansk region in Ukraine lose access to their water supply after fighting damages a water main.
Revolutionary forces in Colombia blow up a water treatment facility
According to military officials, Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) “detonated a high power explosive device,” destroying a water facility in the town of Algeciras, in southwestern Colombia, disrupting service to about 13,000 people.
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.
Saudi Arabia destroys a water bottling plant in Yemen; kills dozens
A plant is destroyed and 14 workers are killed in Yemen in an aerial bombing by a Saudi-led coalition. The Yemeni Defense Ministry claims the facility was a bottled water plant, while the Saudi-led coalition claims the facility was used to make bombs and train African migrants. Human Rights Watch finds no evidence the facility was anything except a bottling plant.