Foreign Ministry: Cutting off water to Hasaka is a war crime that requires the international community to act to stop it immediately

Damascus (ST): The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates confirmed that cutting the water of the citizens in Hasakeh by the Turkish occupier and its terrorist organizations is a war crime and a crime against humanity that requires the international community to act to stop it immediately.

In its account on Twitter, the ministry said that cutting off water to citizens in Hasakeh and other Syrian cities for more than 50 days is an inhuman and immoral act, and whether it was committed by the original, who is the Turkish occupier, or the agent, who is terrorist organizations, it remains a war crime and a crime against humanity under International humanitarian law.

The ministry added that condemnations are no longer enough, but the international community must move to stop these practices immediately, especially as their continuation will lead to human disasters and epidemics.

It is noteworthy that the Turkish occupier and its mercenaries from the terrorist groups continue, for the 50th consecutive day, their violations and attacks on the Allouk water station in the countryside of Ras al-Ain and the electricity networks feeding it, and they control the pumping of water from it to the city of Hasakeh and its surroundings, which has deprived the residents of water and increased their suffering.

On the other hand, government measures continue to alleviate the suffering of the people, as the Water Corporation, in cooperation with international organizations and NGOs, transfers drinking water to the city center and fills the tanks scattered in the streets, in addition to operating 14 desalination plants inside the center of the city.

K.Q.