Iraq: IS Reduces Water Supply to Government Areas in Iraq’s Anbar

Jun 4, 2015 | Sameer N. Yacoub, Associated Press
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Islamic State militants have reduced the amount of water flowing to government-held areas in Iraq’s western Anbar province, officials said Thursday, a move that highlights the use of water as a weapon of war and puts more pressure on Iraqi forces struggling to claw back ground held by the extremists in the Sunni heartland.