Politicians in Syria’s Manbij call for pressure on Turkey over water
MANBIJ, Syria (North Press) – On Thursday, politicians from the city of Manbij called on the international community and relevant authorities to stop the recent Turkish violations against millions of Syrians in northeast Syria, through seizing the Euphrates River water since the beginning of this year.
Asya Hussein, head of the Organizational Office of the Future Syria Party in Manbij, said Turkey has made all efforts to achieve gains in Syrian territory through its military and political interventions since the beginning of the Syrian crisis.
Turkey has been seizing the Euphrates River since February, leaving an uncertain fate for millions of people in northeast Syria.
Hussein added,”Water seizure has greatly affected all aspects of life for the residents of northeast Syria, including drinking water, electricity and irrigation.”
The head of the Organizational Office of the Future Syria Party considers Turkey in violation of all international agreements regarding the water of the Euphrates River, as it considers the Euphrates River to be part of its share and has the right to detain or control the water as it wants.
According to the agreement signed between Turkey and Syria in 1987′ Syria’s share of the Euphrates River is no less than 500 cubic meters of water per second on average, but now it has dropped to only 200 cubic meter of waters per second.
Farouq al-Hussein, director of the media office of the National Democratic Alliance Party – Manbij branch, said that Turkey is using the water of the Euphrates River as a new pressure card on the regions of northeast Syria to achieve political gains at the expense of the region’s residents.
Al-Hussein added to North Press that Turkey, “would not have committed all these violations if the international community had not turned a blind eye or had exerted pressure on it to prevent them.
Al-Hussein called on called on humanitarian, human rights, and civil organizations in the world to pressure Turkey to stop seizing water and give Syria’s share as before.