[Texas Fossil]

The power outage affects Kobanî canton and Manbij. Senator John McCain visited our military recently near Kobani.

Since Turkey made a deal with ISIS in al-Bab, where ISIS agreed to leave al-Bab with safe passage, Turkey has been saying they will take Manbij. ISIS was already removed from that city by the Syrian Defense Force and is back under local civil rule (joint Arab and Kurd).

Turkey only pretends to be interested in ending ISIS, their reason for invading Syria? Because they can and because they want to control and hold portions of Syria and Iraq. And because they hate Kurds (a portion of SDF).

Short term affect of cutting of the water is ending the dam's electric generation. Long term affect is shutting off a source of water for people and farming operations. Syria is an arid country, without water crops die. Some of this area is very well know for the olives it produces.

Is this punishment for US support of Kurds? Who are a portion of the SDF in Syria.

Is it a warning move about Turkey's intention to invade an already liberated community?

[outofsalt]

If this Kurds get torqued off by the Turks they can always blow the dam.
The Turks are slipping away as allies and if we do improve relations with Russia they can piss off.

[American in Israel]

An interesting side effect of shutting off dams on rivers is they fill up then overflow.

[American in Israel]

An interesting side effect of shutting off dams on rivers is they fill up then overflow.

[boycott]

No way Turkey should be part of NATO. They’ve become far to extremist.

They’re stirring up a lot of the problems in Syria. If we are forced to go into Syria, much of it will be because of the problems Turkey has caused.

The USA and Russia should put the hurt on Turkey by cutting them off. We need for Turkey’s government to fail so they will be forced to return to a more secular government controlled by the military.

[blueyon]

Revelation 16:12New International Version (NIV)

12 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.

[arthurus]

This is in preparation for the assault on our Kurdish allies in Manbij.

[VanShuyten]

Maybe this will give the Iraqis a chance to fix the Mosul Dam.

[bert]

"The Tishrin Dam (Arabic: سد تشرين‎, translit. Sadd Tišrīn‎, literally October Dam) is a dam on the Euphrates, located 90 kilometres (56 mi) east of Aleppo in Aleppo Governorate, Syria. The dam is 40 metres (130 ft) high and has 6 water turbines capable of producing 630 MW. Construction lasted between 1991 and 1999."

The article does not make sense. For water to be cut off, it must be impounded in upstream reservoirs. Once those impoundments are at capacity, the water must be released.

The action does not seem to be sustainable

[super7man]

So like... where is Turkey putting all the water?