Residents in the Syrian capital are feeling the effects of ... The spring and the Barada River, which it feeds, supply 70% of the water used by the five million people living in and around Damascus.

BARADA VALLEY, Syria (AP) — Inside a mountain above the Syrian capital, Hassan Bashi walked through tunnels that used to be filled with water from a spring famous for its pure waters.

BARADA VALLEY, Syria (AP) — Inside a mountain above the ... The spring and the Barada River that it feeds are the main source of water for 5 million people, supplying Damascus and its suburbs ...

Aerial view of the nearly dry Ein el-Fijeh spring in the Barada Valley, Syria, Thursday ... The spring and the Barada River that it feeds are the main source of water for 5 million people ...