Manbij people: blocking Euphrates River against NE Syria is malicious scheme

The people of the city of Manbij affirmed that the Turkish occupation's continued blocking of the water of the Euphrates River will lead to disasters in the region, explaining the Turkish occupation's efforts to exterminate peoples, through its systematic policy and its blocking of the water of the Euphrates River.

6 March, 2023 02:11

MANBIJ- SHERIN SARKHAN

The Turkish occupation state follows systematic policies, from the water war and the siege of millions in the regions of northern and eastern Syria, amid the silence of the international powers that take the role of spectators.

In this regard, the citizen Zuleikha Ibrahim from the city of Manbij said, "The Turkish occupation state is practicing a dirty policy by blocking the water of the Euphrates River from the people of northeastern Syria, knowing that water is life."

Zuleikha added, "The Turkish occupation state follows systematic policies in the region, including threats, continuous attacks, and the occupying of Syrian lands, and the most dangerous policies it follows is blocking the water of the Euphrates River, as it results in cutting electricity, not to mention agricultural lands that need water."

She indicated, "The Turkish occupation state seeks to displace the people from their areas and create chaos, instability and security, and seeks to exterminate the peoples who yearn for freedom."

And she continued, "The occupation policy is clear to everyone, and our people are aware of all the endeavors, conspiracies, and plans carried out by the fascist Turkish state, but it will not break our will, and we will remain resistant and steadfast in the face of all the systematic policies it pursues in northeastern Syria."

Zuleikha Ibrahim called on humanitarian and human rights organizations to put an end to the arbitrary practices of the Turkish state against the people of northeastern Syria.

Blocking of the Euphrates River water will lead to major disasters in the region

In a related context, Issa al-Ali, a farmer from the village of al-Sandaliyya in the countryside of Manbij, said, "The continuation of the Turkish occupation with blocking the water of the Euphrates River will lead to major disasters in the region."

"The most serious problem is the cracking of the parts of the dam, as a result of the water receding from it, and the dams administration has dealt with it and stopped the leaks that occurred there," he added.

He added, "We obtain drinking water with great difficulty, as a result of the low water level of the Euphrates River, which greatly damaged the groundwater, and the depth of the underground wells ranged between 85 and 100 meters, but now it has reached 120 meters."

Al-Ali stressed, "This is when we are at the beginning of the spring season, so how will the situation be in the summer, as the groundwater decreases in the summer and the need for it increases, so the blocking of the Euphrates River water by the Turkish occupation state constitutes a real disaster for Syria in general."

He pointed out, "Agriculture in the region is most affected by water retention, especially the wheat crop, which is a strategic crop for the people of the region. With the cessation of rains and the rise in temperatures, wheat needs to be watered more, and as a result of the water receding, we increased the length of the hoses that reach the banks of the Euphrates River, which cost us large sums of money."

Citizen Issa Al-Ali called on all international and international humanitarian organizations to put pressure on the Turkish occupation state to stop fighting the people in northern and eastern Syria through water.

T/ Satt.

ANHA