Posted on 06/02/2015 11:42:25 AM PDT by tcrlaf
Islamic State (ISIS) group jihadists have closed the gates of a dam in the Iraqi city of Ramadi which they seized last month, posing a humanitarian and security threat, officials said Tuesday.
ISIS fighters have repeatedly attempted to control dams in Iraq, in some cases reducing the flow of water to areas under government control or flooding swathes of land to impede military operations, reports AFP.
Anbar provincial council chief Sabah Karhout said ISIS "closed all the gates" at a dam in Ramadi, capital of Iraq's largest province.
The move lowered the level of the Euphrates River and cut water supplies to the areas of Khaldiyah and Habbaniyah to the east, which are some of the last held by pro-government forces in Anbar.
The lower water level has also made it easier for ISIS to carry out attacks, Karhout said.
He called for the dam to either be quickly retaken or targeted in an air strike.
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Too many bad optics could come from that, and that is ALL they care about.
Over there, they’re damming the Euphrates.
Over here, we’re damning Obama.
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Wonder if they did their environmental impact assessment first....
And Jerry Brown is ‘hydrating’ the Delta Smelt.
Who are those guys?
The little womamabat fish is going to be harmed!
It is war—we blew up Dams in Nazi Germany—how is this different?
physically or spiritually?
Not a JV move.
Turkey has already dammed the Euphrates, dropping the water level perilously low. Now, ISIS is going even further.
Very interesting.
"And the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the East."
~ Rev. 16:12
This is nothing more than a propaganda piece aimed at making ISIS look bad, when in fact, ISIS is just doing their part in helping to save the erf. Biologists from The Center For Biological Diversity recently discovered a minnow (the lesser Burqa-burqa Akbar), which is endangered due to the lower water levels in the Euphrates. Ted Turner wrote them a substantial sized grant to close the dam in an attempt to save the minnow. Michael Robinson, CBD biologist, praised the move by ISIS stating “Thanks to caring individuals such as Mr Turner, and the bold efforts by ISIS, there is now hope for the Burqa-burqa Akbar minnow, and because of the importance it plays in the health of the ecosystem here, future generations of Iraqis can now have hope that their desert region will always remain a stellar example of what can be achieved when progressives and Muslims work together.”
Absolutely incredible. I think I will return to reading Sci Fi, makes more sense. And citizens of whereever, someone better grow a big set, because Allah sure ain’t helping you.
Governor moonbean is just like all other liberal plans: Ideas that have been already tried and conclusively proven not to work.
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Kings of the East, Iran and China ?
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