View of the Tigris as it flows through Baghdad, Iraq. Photo Credit: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Wikipedia Commons
Eurasia Review: Iraq: ISIS Attack Leaves Baghdad Without Water
Baghdad is out of water. The western part of the city has been cut off from the overall water network.
This is because of a terror attack by the Islamic State on an electricity pylon that powered a pumping station according to an AFP report.
The western part of Baghdad houses several million people and are now without water during scorching summer heat.
The attack was carried out on Friday with the pylon supplying the Tamiya pumping station.
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Update: Millions Without Water in West Baghdad After ISIS Attack (Antiwar.com)
WNU Editor: Iraq's oil infrastructure is also being targeted .... Islamic State Attacks Iraqi Oil Field (OilPrice.com).
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