ISIS Reduces Water Supply to Government Areas in Iraq’s Anbar

The ISIS has reduced the amount of water flowing to government-held areas in Iraq’s western Anbar province

BAGHDAD—The ISIS has reduced the amount of water flowing to government-held areas in Iraq’s western Anbar province, an official said Thursday.

The reduced flow through an insurgent-held dam on the Euphrates River will threaten irrigation systems and water treatment plants in nearby areas controlled by troops and tribes opposed to the extremist group, provincial council member Taha Abdul-Ghani told The Associated Press.

Abdul-Ghani said there would be no immediate effect on Shiite areas in central and southern Iraq, saying water is being diverted to those areas from the Tigris River.

On Wednesday, the United Nations said it was looking into reports that the ISIS group had reduced the flow of water through the al-Warar dam.

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