The London daily Al-Sharq Al-Awsat reported that Iran is diverting the waters of the Alwan River, the main source of water for the Iraqi Kurdish city of Khanqin and its environs, and stopping it from flowing into Iraq.
The paper added that the move is part of an Iranian plan under which the Sirwan River will also be diverted, and that so far neither the Iraqi government nor Kurdish authorities have responded.
Source: Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, London, May 3, 2008
