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A new investigation by Syrian Archive and Verify, documenting over 1,000 incidents, show how water has been used as a weapon throughout Syria's conflict, from sieges and looted infrastructure, to flooding and contamination.

Eastern DRC’s abundant natural resources and the habitats that host them are just one of the many victims of the ongoing conflict. Armed groups turn to these resources as a means of conflict financing, while at the same time the precarious conditions of millions of people displaced by the conflict itself put further strain on protected areas harbouring the raw materials needed for survival. Read the article in full to find out more about the relationship between armed conflict in eastern DRC and the region’s resources.

Since the start of the Syrian revolution in 2011, mines have killed thousands of Syrians and injured thousands more. In collaboration with CIR, this investigation by the Syrian CSO SIRAJ, reveals a systematic campaign by the Assad regime to use mines to cause long-term human, material, and environmental harm that could last for decades.

Satellite image analysis reveals how a rapid expansion of mining sites in the country’s northeast has altered the region’s physical landscape. The impacts are devastating – for both the environment and local communities.

In September 2023, the Taliban announced that they had signed more than $6.5 billion in new mining deals. CIR’s Afghan Witness project...

Satellite imagery shows that Afghanistan’s Kamal Khan and Kajaki dams currently hold larger water reserves than in previous years, though experts on the Afghan side say precipitation levels – not water reserves – determine Iran’s share of the water.

Summary Tensions continue to rise since Russian forces occupied the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP). Both Ukraine and the...