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Water Under Siege in Iraq

Iraq | Reports

US/UK Military Forces Risk Committing War Crimes by Depriving Civilians of Safe Water

This report by the Center for Economic and Social Rights charges that the United States and United Kingdom risk committing war crimes by depriving Iraqi civilians of safe water. In urban centers throughout southern and central Iraq, millions of civilians face disease and possible death due to inadequate access to water as a result of the US-British invasion.