IS closed the dam in Ramadi, without water are areas under the control of the army – Onet.pl

 
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  IS closed the dam in Ramadi, without water are areas under the control of the army
 
 
 

Karhut Sabah, head of the Anbar provincial authorities , which is Ramadi, he said the fighters “locked all the locks”. This led to a reduction in the level of water flowing through Ramadi on the Euphrates river and cut off water supplies to areas Chalidija and Habanija east of the city. This is one of the last areas in the province are still controlled by government forces.

Reduced water means that Islamists can more easily carry out attacks – said Karhut. He appealed to in this situation dam quickly bounce out of the hands of IS or destroyed in the air raids.

Fighting with IS tribal militias in the region have warned that cutting off water will lead to “serious humanitarian crisis” not only in Chalidii and Habanii, but also in areas located further south.

IS fighters have long sought to gain control over the dams in Iraq. Where they succeeded, sometimes restricted the flow of water to the areas occupied by the Iraqi army or flooding selected areas, to impede military operations.

Iraqi forces launched the military operation aimed at reflection of Ramadi at the hands of the IS, but so far or stopped on the outskirts of the city, either focused efforts on the interruption used by Islamists routes.

IS since last year, controls a large part of Anbaru, and in the second half of May has won Ramadi, the provincial capital. The militants not only took control of an important town situated 115 km from Baghdad, but also enriched by a substantial arsenal of weapons, left there by the fleeing soldiers.

The fall of the city was a blow to Iraqi government forces that have, with the support of the international aviation coalition led by the US, have been successful in the fight against extremists.

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