Forwarded from Syria Justice Archive
NE. #Syria : The Turkish government is flooding large parts of eastern Syria after opening its dams
Turkey’s decision to open its dams has caused widespread flooding across #Deir_alZor and #Raqqa, leading to a number of drowning deaths, the collapse of sections of old bridges, the destruction of wheat fields, and floodwaters pouring into homes.
Can this really be considered a “friendly” move by a government that claims to be an ally of the #STG? And why hasn’t the Turkish government sent emergency response teams to help civilians in Deir al-Zor and Raqqa, is the only thing #Turkey ever sends to Syria jihadis and military forces to attack #Kurdish areas?
Narratives once claimed that Turkey had threatened Hafez al-Assad with opening its dams. Could what’s happening today be Turkey’s way of “sending a message” over something the compliant puppet in #Damascus did that rubbed them the wrong way? Or is it simply a total disregard for Syrian lives?
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Turkey’s decision to open its dams has caused widespread flooding across #Deir_alZor and #Raqqa, leading to a number of drowning deaths, the collapse of sections of old bridges, the destruction of wheat fields, and floodwaters pouring into homes.
Can this really be considered a “friendly” move by a government that claims to be an ally of the #STG? And why hasn’t the Turkish government sent emergency response teams to help civilians in Deir al-Zor and Raqqa, is the only thing #Turkey ever sends to Syria jihadis and military forces to attack #Kurdish areas?
Narratives once claimed that Turkey had threatened Hafez al-Assad with opening its dams. Could what’s happening today be Turkey’s way of “sending a message” over something the compliant puppet in #Damascus did that rubbed them the wrong way? Or is it simply a total disregard for Syrian lives?
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