The invading Turkish state has been reducing the amount of water flowing into Syria from the Euphrates River for more than 5 months. According to the agreement signed between Syria and the Turkish state in 1987, Ankara should leave 500 cubic meters of water per hour. However, it has reduced this amount to 200 cubic meters. The reduction of water has had very negative effects on people. Farmlands got dry, pollution in the reduced water caused the spread of diseases, electricity production fell. The lives of people who make their living from fishing have been badly affected. The scarcity of drinking water has become one of the biggest threats to people. Hind Daxistani, Manbij executive of the Syrian Future Party, told ANHA that the Turkish state is trying to force people to migrate.

Noting that the Turkish state uses water as a weapon, Hind added that the international community is witnessing this crime in silence. Drawing attention to UN laws, Hind noted that those who fear the Autonomous Administration project in Northern and Eastern Syria do not enforce the law in the face of crimes committed.

Stating that the Autonomous Administration was born out of a need, Hind said: “The Autonomous Administration project is a system that guarantees the rights of all peoples. The peoples who have lived together on these lands for years will gain greater gains with the Autonomous Administration project. The Turkish state is making all kinds of provocations to destroy this project. However, it has not been able to succeed so far.”