AANES restores water station in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor
DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) – On Tuesday, the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) managed to restore the water station of the town of Diban in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor Governorate, eastern Syria, after the recent vandalism in eastern bank of Euphrates River.
“Deir ez-Zor Civil Council started working on restoring water station immediately after finishing the “Security Reinforcement” military operation with the support of the US-led Global Coalition and to pursue criminals responsible for perpetrating vandalism against the local population,” the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said in a statement.
The SDF further added that all bakeries were rehabilitated and all the technicians and workers pour their energy to restoring the water sanitation in the town of Diban after the damage that happened by the saboteurs, and they finally managed to restore the station and pump water again to the residents.
Hamid al-Hifl, the director of the water station of Diban said, that “after the return of the inhabitants to the town, and the security also was restored, the water station rehabilitated and it works now perfectly.”
Al-Hifl added that the water station provides water to 5,000 people after finishing the security operation.
On Aug. 27, the SDF launched a military operation called “Security Reinforcement” with the support of the US-led Global Coalition on the eastern bank of the Euphrates River, specifically in Deir ez-Zor, “to eradicate ISIS sleeper cells, pursue criminals responsible for perpetrating injustices against the local population, and to track down smugglers who exploit the populace’s livelihoods.”
On Aug. 30, the SDF announced the dismissal of commander of Deir ez-Zor Military Council, Ahmad al-Khabil, known as Abu Khawla, from duty, for his involvement “in multiple crimes and violations, including communication and coordination with external entities hostile to the revolution, committing criminal offenses and engaging in drug trafficking, mismanaging of the security situation, his negative role in increasing the activities of ISIS cells,” according to the SDF.
The operation led to the eruption of clashes between the SDF and gunmen affiliated with the dismissed leaders and with Nawaf al-Bashir, leader of al-Baggara tribe and a pro-Iranian figure whose groups are active in the western bank of the Euphrates which is under the control of the Syrian government forces and Iranian-backed militias.