QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – The director of Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), Rami Abdulrahman, said the wide-scale assaults on infrastructures and oil facilities by Turkish warplanes “is an attempt to failing the region.”
Abdulrahman added, in a voice record to North Press, that Turkey by targeting infrastructure applies what has been agreed between “Russia, Iran and the Syrian regime to leave the region in a state of chaos, paving the way for handing it to the regime.”
On November 20, Turkey shelled vital infrastructures in northeast Syria, causing a gas plant and a power station in the Suwaydiyah area in the countryside of the city of Derik (al- Malikiyah) to be out of service in addition to shelling of oil fields in the region.
On the first day of the Turkish assault, a power station in the village of Daqel Baqel in Derik countryside was completely destroyed, cutting power to more than 65 villages.
The destruction of the plant and being out of order leave the area to face many challenges in securing the region’s need of gas, fuel and electricity as winter is coming.
Abdulrahman noted, “Erdogan was not satisfied about the US exemption of the areas of northeast and northwest Syria from Caesar Act, he was afraid that the area could achieve development towards stabilizing the region.”
The President of the Executive Committee of Syrian Democratic Council (SDC), Ilham Ahmad, said in a previous statement to North Press on Nov. 23 Turkey targets infrastructures that secure livings for five million Syrians, who reject immigration and displacement despite hard living conditions.
Ahmad criticized “media outlets” for being unfair in highlighting humanitarian side in Syria.
She also criticized stances of the guarantor states (Russia and US), saying, “Turkey seeks to siege and eliminate us in the all possible means, very often interest becomes the order of the day.”
Maintenance teams are unable to repair the damage caused by Turkish airstrikes to oil, gas and energy facilities for fear of new attacks, an official of Energy Board in the city of Qamishli in northeast Syria told North Press.
Ziyad Rostem, co-chair of Energy Board, said Suwaydiya gas plant is the only plant in northeastern Syria to produce gas with a capacity of about 13.000 cylinders on a daily basis.
Oil stations of al-Awda, Gerdahol, Lilan, Dijle, Zaraba Mashouk and Gel Hesnak were damaged.
As a result of the Turkish airstrikes and attacks cities of Syria’s northeast are left in darkness as turbines for power generating stopped from working.