Islamic State: How IS Uses Water as a Weapon of War

May 11, 2015 | Walaa Hussein, Al-Monitor
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The Middle East is facing a water crisis. As the region experiences conflicts over water and faces the continuous risk of war breaking out, experts on water predict that the Islamic State (IS) aims to exacerbate this water crisis, as evidenced by its efforts to seize rivers and dams in Syria and Iraq, starting in 2013.