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In pictures: Damascus water crisis
The regime of President Bashar al-Assad is trying to seize control of the region which supplies the main drinking water for four million inhabitants of the capital and surrounding areas.
Syrians fill plastic containers with water at a public fountain in the capital Damascus on January 3, 2017. The regime of President Bashar al-Assad is trying to seize control of the region which supplies the main drinking water for four million inhabitants of the capital and surrounding areas. (Louai Beshara/AFP/Getty Images)
A general view shows people walking near the Barada river in the Syrian capital Damascus on January 3, 2017. The regime of President Bashar al-Assad is trying to seize control of the region which supplies the main drinking water for four million inhabitants of the capital and surrounding areas. (Louai Beshara/AFP/Getty Images)
Syrians fill plastic containers with water at a public fountain in the capital Damascus on January 3, 2017. The regime of President Bashar al-Assad is trying to seize control of the region which supplies the main drinking water for four million inhabitants of the capital and surrounding areas. (Louai Beshara/AFP/Getty Images)
Syrians fill plastic containers with water at a public fountain in the capital Damascus on January 3, 2017. The regime of President Bashar al-Assad is trying to seize control of the region which supplies the main drinking water for four million inhabitants of the capital and surrounding areas. (Louai Beshara/AFP/Getty Images)
Syrians walk past a water fountain that is running dry in the capital Damascus on January 3, 2017. The regime of President Bashar al-Assad is trying to seize control of the region which supplies the main drinking water for four million inhabitants of the capital and surrounding areas. (Louai Beshara/AFP/Getty Images)
Syrians walk past a poster calling for Syrians to save water in the capital Damascus on January 3, 2017. The regime of President Bashar al-Assad is trying to seize control of the region which supplies the main drinking water for four million inhabitants of the capital and surrounding areas. (Louai Beshara/AFP/Getty Images)
A general view shows people sitting on a bridge over the Barada river in the Syrian capital Damascus on January 3, 2017. The regime of President Bashar al-Assad is trying to seize control of the region which supplies the main drinking water for four million inhabitants of the capital and surrounding areas. (Louai Beshara/AFP/Getty Images)
A general view shows artisan workshops in a historic Ottoman building with a fountain in the courtyard filled with dirty water in the capital Damascus on January 3, 2017. The regime of President Bashar al-Assad is trying to seize control of the region which supplies the main drinking water for four million inhabitants of the capital and surrounding areas. (Louai Beshara/AFP/Getty Images)
A general view shows people sitting on a bridge over the Barada river in the Syrian capital Damascus on January 3, 2017. The regime of President Bashar al-Assad is trying to seize control of the region which supplies the main drinking water for four million inhabitants of the capital and surrounding areas. (Louai Beshara/AFP/Getty Images)
