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ISIS's Latest Weapon: Damming the Euphrates (Ramadi)
Arutz Sheva ^ | 6-2-2015 | Staff

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Philosophy; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: dam; euphrates; iraq; isis; ramadi
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Well, under Obama, we KNOW we won't be blowing the dam.

Too many bad optics could come from that, and that is ALL they care about.

1 posted on 06/02/2015 11:42:25 AM PDT by tcrlaf
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2 posted on 06/02/2015 11:44:56 AM PDT by Fido969
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Over there, they’re damming the Euphrates.
Over here, we’re damning Obama.

CC


3 posted on 06/02/2015 11:45:33 AM PDT by Celtic Conservative (Sufficient unto the day are the troubles therof)
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Wonder if they did their environmental impact assessment first....


4 posted on 06/02/2015 11:46:24 AM PDT by reed13k (For evil to triumph it is only necessary for good men to do nothings)
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To: Celtic Conservative

And Jerry Brown is ‘hydrating’ the Delta Smelt.


5 posted on 06/02/2015 11:54:34 AM PDT by Scrambler Bob (an icon of resistance within the oppressed patriots, who represent resilience in the face of SSV)
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To: tcrlaf
I'm thinking of a scene from a movie

Who are those guys?

6 posted on 06/02/2015 11:55:13 AM PDT by McGruff (Never Forget)
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The little womamabat fish is going to be harmed!


7 posted on 06/02/2015 11:55:59 AM PDT by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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It is war—we blew up Dams in Nazi Germany—how is this different?


8 posted on 06/02/2015 11:59:41 AM PDT by Forward the Light Brigade (Into the Jaws of H*ll Onward! Ride to the sound of the guns!)
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9 posted on 06/02/2015 12:01:40 PM PDT by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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physically or spiritually?


10 posted on 06/02/2015 12:02:04 PM PDT by tophat9000 (An Eye for an Eye, a Word for a Word...nothing more)
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To: tcrlaf

Not a JV move.


11 posted on 06/02/2015 12:02:33 PM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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"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

Turkey has already dammed the Euphrates, dropping the water level perilously low. Now, ISIS is going even further.

12 posted on 06/02/2015 12:03:52 PM PDT by Dr. Thorne (The night is far spent, the day is at hand.- Romans 13:12)
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Very interesting.


13 posted on 06/02/2015 12:07:39 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (The White House is now known as "Casa Blanca".)
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The lower water level has also made it easier for ISIS to carry out attacks

"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

14 posted on 06/02/2015 12:08:00 PM PDT by Old Sarge (Its the Sixties all over again, but with crappy music...)
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BREAKING: The Obama Administration announced stiff sanctions were put into place today against ISIS for inhumane treatment of the womamabat fish which is considered an endangered species.
15 posted on 06/02/2015 12:08:29 PM PDT by McGruff (Never Forget)
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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.”


16 posted on 06/02/2015 12:09:03 PM PDT by Carthego delenda est
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To: Old Sarge

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.


17 posted on 06/02/2015 12:10:57 PM PDT by jayrunner
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To: Scrambler Bob

Governor moonbean is just like all other liberal plans: Ideas that have been already tried and conclusively proven not to work.

CC


18 posted on 06/02/2015 12:14:40 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (Sufficient unto the day are the troubles therof)
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To: Dr. Thorne

Kings of the East, Iran and China ?


19 posted on 06/02/2015 12:14:51 PM PDT by American Constitutionalist (BeThe Keystone Pipe lik ProjectR : build it already Congre)
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To: Fido969
DamBusters!


20 posted on 06/02/2015 12:17:28 PM PDT by corkoman
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