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A man stands near water pumps drawing water from the Lake Assad reservoir, in the village of al-Tuwayhinah near the Tabqa Dam along the Euphrates river in Raqqa province in eastern Syria on July 27, 2021. - Aid groups and engineers are warning of a looming humanitarian disaster in northeast Syria, where plummeting water levels at hydroelectric dams since January are threatening water and power cutoffs for millions amidst the coronavirus pandemic and economic crisis. Many in the Kurdish-held area are accusing neighbour and archfoe Turkey of weaponising water by tightening the tap upstream. (Photo by Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP) (Photo by DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images)

A man stands near water pumps drawing water from the Lake Assad reservoir, in the village of al-Tuwayhinah near the Tabqa Dam along the Euphrates river in Raqqa province in eastern Syria on July 27, 2021. - Aid groups and engineers are warning of a looming humanitarian disaster in northeast Syria, where plummeting water levels at hydroelectric dams since January are threatening water and power cutoffs for millions amidst the coronavirus pandemic and economic crisis. Many in the Kurdish-held area are accusing neighbour and archfoe Turkey of weaponising water by tightening the tap upstream. (Photo by Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP) (Photo by DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images)
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This picture taken on July 27, 2021 shows an aerial view of a man walking past a water pump drawing water from the Lake Assad reservoir, in the village of al-Tuwayhinah near the Tabqa Dam along the Euphrates river in Raqa province in eastern Syria. - Aid groups and engineers are warning of a looming humanitarian disaster in northeast Syria, where plummeting water levels at hydroelectric dams since January are threatening water and power cutoffs for millions amidst the coronavirus pandemic and economic crisis. Many in the Kurdish-held area are accusing neighbour and archfoe Turkey of weaponising water by tightening the tap upstream. (Photo by Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP) (Photo by DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images)

This picture taken on July 27, 2021 shows an aerial view of a man walking past a water pump drawing water from the Lake Assad reservoir, in the village of al-Tuwayhinah near the Tabqa Dam along the Euphrates river in Raqa province in eastern Syria. - Aid groups and engineers are warning of a looming humanitarian disaster in northeast Syria, where plummeting water levels at hydroelectric dams since January are threatening water and power cutoffs for millions amidst the coronavirus pandemic and economic crisis. Many in the Kurdish-held area are accusing neighbour and archfoe Turkey of weaponising water by tightening the tap upstream. (Photo by Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP) (Photo by DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images)
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A man walks near water pumps drawing water from the Lake Assad reservoir, in the village of al-Tuwayhinah near the Tabqa Dam along the Euphrates river in Raqqa province in eastern Syria on July 27, 2021. - Aid groups and engineers are warning of a looming humanitarian disaster in northeast Syria, where plummeting water levels at hydroelectric dams since January are threatening water and power cutoffs for millions amidst the coronavirus pandemic and economic crisis. Many in the Kurdish-held area are accusing neighbour and archfoe Turkey of weaponising water by tightening the tap upstream. (Photo by Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP) (Photo by DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images)

A man walks near water pumps drawing water from the Lake Assad reservoir, in the village of al-Tuwayhinah near the Tabqa Dam along the Euphrates river in Raqqa province in eastern Syria on July 27, 2021. - Aid groups and engineers are warning of a looming humanitarian disaster in northeast Syria, where plummeting water levels at hydroelectric dams since January are threatening water and power cutoffs for millions amidst the coronavirus pandemic and economic crisis. Many in the Kurdish-held area are accusing neighbour and archfoe Turkey of weaponising water by tightening the tap upstream. (Photo by Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP) (Photo by DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images)
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This picture taken on July 27, 2021 shows an aerial view of water pumps (unseen) drawing water from the Lake Assad reservoir (horizon), in the village of al-Tuwayhinah near the Tabqa Dam along the Euphrates river in Raqa province in eastern Syria. - Aid groups and engineers are warning of a looming humanitarian disaster in northeast Syria, where plummeting water levels at hydroelectric dams since January are threatening water and power cutoffs for millions amidst the coronavirus pandemic and economic crisis. Many in the Kurdish-held area are accusing neighbour and archfoe Turkey of weaponising water by tightening the tap upstream. (Photo by Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP) (Photo by DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images)

This picture taken on July 27, 2021 shows an aerial view of water pumps (unseen) drawing water from the Lake Assad reservoir (horizon), in the village of al-Tuwayhinah near the Tabqa Dam along the Euphrates river in Raqa province in eastern Syria. - Aid groups and engineers are warning of a looming humanitarian disaster in northeast Syria, where plummeting water levels at hydroelectric dams since January are threatening water and power cutoffs for millions amidst the coronavirus pandemic and economic crisis. Many in the Kurdish-held area are accusing neighbour and archfoe Turkey of weaponising water by tightening the tap upstream. (Photo by Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP) (Photo by DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images)
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This picture taken on July 27, 2021 shows an aerial view of water pumps (unseen) drawing water from the Lake Assad reservoir (horizon), in the village of al-Tuwayhinah near the Tabqa Dam along the Euphrates river in Raqa province in eastern Syria. - Aid groups and engineers are warning of a looming humanitarian disaster in northeast Syria, where plummeting water levels at hydroelectric dams since January are threatening water and power cutoffs for millions amidst the coronavirus pandemic and economic crisis. Many in the Kurdish-held area are accusing neighbour and archfoe Turkey of weaponising water by tightening the tap upstream. (Photo by Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP) (Photo by DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images)

This picture taken on July 27, 2021 shows an aerial view of water pumps (unseen) drawing water from the Lake Assad reservoir (horizon), in the village of al-Tuwayhinah near the Tabqa Dam along the Euphrates river in Raqa province in eastern Syria. - Aid groups and engineers are warning of a looming humanitarian disaster in northeast Syria, where plummeting water levels at hydroelectric dams since January are threatening water and power cutoffs for millions amidst the coronavirus pandemic and economic crisis. Many in the Kurdish-held area are accusing neighbour and archfoe Turkey of weaponising water by tightening the tap upstream. (Photo by Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP) (Photo by DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images)
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