Tishrin Dam.

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Thanks to the latest edition of the DEBKAfile newsletter:

"Evacuation of rebels from Damascus on hold"

27 December.

  ". . . The Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces said their fighters backed by coalition air strikes had seized the Tishrin dam, north of the ISIS stronghold of Raqqa, impeding the jihadists supply line across the Euphrates river."

Tishrin dam located in Syria. Capture and seizure of dams and the water sources as controlled by same of paramount importance in this war against the Islamic State. Civilization and LIFE itself dependent on control of water in the Land Between the Two Rivers.

Previous blog entries on topic to include

http://militaryanalysis.blogspot.com/2014/12/al-roz.html

http://militaryanalysis.blogspot.com/2014/07/water.html

http://militaryanalysis.blogspot.com/2014/07/haditha-mosul.html

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