​​​​​​​Lecturers : Turkey's cutting off rivers from Syria, Iraq is new attack

 The lecturers’ clarifications came through studies prepared on the water war and international conflicts, and the suffering of its peoples in Syria and Iraq as a result of the Turkish occupation deliberately cutting off water from the two countries, during the third session of the International Water Forum in North and East Syria, which is organized by the Local Administration and Environment Authority in Al-Jazira region.

 And lectures in the third session were "Professor of Political Science and Public Law, Mukhtar Al-Ghobashi from Egypt via Zoom, Institute of Political Studies and International Relations, Rouillion, and founder and director of Corner House Nicholas Healdyard."

 The lecturers emphasized that the water war in the international conflicts is the depth of the problems of the Middle East and the world during the next stage, and that it will be the source of conflicts between countries and governments, and will constitute the main cause of wars between societies, and will lead to civilizations and human cultures.

 The lecturers focused on the Turkish policy of fighting neighboring countries with water, which is a continuation of its policy extended with the formation of the Turkish Republic, after the division of the region since 1920, aimed at controlling the future of the region, neighboring countries and their peoples.

 The lecturers said, "Turkey is using the Tigris and Euphrates to pressure the Kurds to achieve its political goals, and also to impose itself as a strong element on the Iraqi government to move according to its interests in the need to involve Iraq in fighting the Kurds as well, and future conflicts depend on the extent of Turkish, Ethiopian and Israeli political interests through its control of the "Tigris and Euphrates"  and the Renaissance Dam.

 They stressed that the number of dams along the "Euphrates and Tigris" rivers, more than 22, leads to a devastating drought in both Syria and Iraq, and that it has objectives, the first of which is to store water, and exploit it in fighting both Syria and Iraq, and to stay in power and take over the authority of the region and facilitate its control.

 They said, "The establishment of dams by Turkey will open the way for many conflicts in the region as a result of the repercussions of these actions, foremost of which are the regions of north and east Syria, and will directly affect human security."

 They added, "These dams pose a real danger to Syria and Iraq, which began in 1990, and the decrease in these levels is a violation of the level agreements signed between these three parties."

 They explained that cutting off rivers from Syria and Iraq is a new attack on the two countries with their military attacks, and it is more dangerous than other types of wars, even military ones, given its various repercussions, which will continue to haunt society in the long run.

 "There is no difference between protecting water security and protecting human security," the lecturers said.

 They added, "Always in history, countries and peoples that share water and energy fall victim to the existing political and military conflicts between their powers, in contrast to peoples' participation in living away from competition and control."

 They stressed that what societies are witnessing from a lack of nutrition, or the right to access water, is only the result of the authority's policies aimed at controlling societies.

 The work of the third session of the five sessions of the International Water Forum in North and East Syria concluded, thus concluding the first day of the forum, and it will continue its work for the second day tomorrow morning.

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