AlQa'dah 11, 1436, August 26, 2015, SPA -- The U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) said Wednesday that there is increasing evidence that parties to the conflict in Syria are using water to achieve military and political gains. "Clean water is both a basic need and a fundamental right, in Syria as it is anywhere else," Dr. Peter Salama, UNICEF regional director for the Middle East and North Africa, said in a statement. "Denying civilians access to water is a flagrant violation of the laws of war and must end.." -- SPA 20:49 LOCAL TIME 17:49 GMT تغريد