​​​​​​​Shocking videos show drying up Tigris river as Turkey's dams

Iraqi activists circulated shocking videos and photos; ANHA agency has confirmed its validity for the course of the Tigris River in Maysan Governorate, southern Iraq.

The river dried up completely over several factors, most notably the newly established Alisu Dam, which was built by the occupying Turkish state in northern Kurdistan, in addition to the drought that hits the region in general. Some of Iraqi parliamentarians called for "a response to Turkey and not allowing it to control the lifeblood of Iraq."

A few days ago, the Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources denied, through an official statement it published on its website; All the news and rumors circulating about the Turkish state pumping large amounts of water into Iraqi territory; After the devastating earthquake, considering that the Tigris River is in its worst stage.

The Turkish state prevents the waters of the Tigris River through the Alisu Dam, whereas do the same with the Euphrates River through the Ataturk Dam and prevents its flow into Syrian territory for more than two years. As the Euphrates water level decreased to historical levels that affects the lives of millions of people in the country.

Many geological experts believe that one of the causes of the devastating earthquake that struck northern Kurdistan and regions in Turkey and Syria is the huge dams that hold a total of 670 billion cubic meters of water in central Turkey, as the state refuses to pump water and reduces the risks that threaten the lives of millions in northern Kurdistan and Turkey. .

The Turkish state uses cross-border rivers as part of the war against the Syrian and Iraqi peoples.

Worth to note that the Turkish state has been stealing the two countries' share of the waters of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers for 5 years, at a rate ranging between 60 and 70%.

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ANHA