Syria: Damascus Goes Dry as Syria’s Grim Water Wars Intensify

Jan 16, 2017 | Sami Moubayed, Middle East Online
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Days before Christmas, Damascus went dry due to an aerial attack on the Ain al-Fijah spring 18km north-west of the Syrian capital, which feeds the Barada river that supplies 70% of the water for the city and its environs. It was initially reported by pro-regime websites on December 22 that the rebels who have held Wadi Barada since mid-2012 had deliberately polluted the waters of Ain al- Fijah, which forced the authorities to cut off the water supply.