2024-04-30T23:22:50-04:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/107492865/water-wars-the-islamic-state-and-the-mosul-dam Nicholas Korody 2014-08-28T14:48:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/m9/m9pj1zd5rfr3ih37.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Water has become a central focus for both the Islamic State and its combatants in the current struggle being waged over the large geographic area of northern Iraq and southern Syria.&nbsp;Previously overshadowed by the conflicts in Gaza and Crimea, the rapid emergence and expansion of the Islamic State (IS) has recently become the focus of international media attention, accelerated by the release and dissemination of a video depicting the execution of American journalist Steven Foley, allegedly by the IS.&nbsp;</p>