People fill plastic containers with water provided by the Syrian Arab Red Crescent in the capital, Damascus, on Jan. 10. Millions of people have been without water for weeks after fighting damaged key infrastructure in the Wadi Barada region outside Damascus that is the capital’s main water source. (Louai Beshara/Agence France-Presse via Getty Images)The guns have fallen silent near Syria’s capital, but war still shapes the rhythm of life. All sides in Syria’s war have fought hard to control resources that will help them govern. You take away water, we find water.”The International Committee of the Red Cross said it was supporting distribution of water to hospitals, schools and bakeries across the capital.

Source: Washington Post January 14, 2017 17:05 UTC