More than 100 attacks by Turkey on the Kurdish-controlled Autonomous Administration of Northern and Eastern Syria (AANES) have left more than a million people without electricity and water. The attacks have exacerbated the humanitarian crisis in the region.
Transmits UNN with reference to BBC.
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There is a drought and water supply problems in northeastern Syria. Turkish air strikes are among the reasons. According to the BBC, between October 2019 and January 2024, Turkey carried out more than 100 attacks on oil fields, gas facilities, and power plants in the Kurdish-controlled Autonomous Administration of Northern and Eastern Syria (AANES). These attacks have exacerbated the humanitarian crisis in the region, which is suffering from the effects of years of civil war and severe drought.
Turkey said it had struck at the “sources of income and opportunities” of Kurdish separatist groups it considers terrorist.
Turkey, according to the statement, is well aware of the drought in the area of Northern and Eastern Syria. It adds that poor water management and dilapidated infrastructure have exacerbated the situation. Earlier, AANES accused Turkey of seeking to “destroy the existence of our people.