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The NES Forum urgently calls on all parties to the conflict to immediately cease hostile exchanges in the vicinity of the critical Tishreen Dam in Northeast Syria. Damages sustained to the infrastructure itself could lead to the loss of lives and livelihoods of up to one million people in the downstream subdistricts should the dam collapse.
Immediate risks include flooding, loss of life, damage to agricultural lands as well as properties, including downstream Tabqa dam. Further risks include loss of electricity to large segments of Northeast Syria, compounded by strikes sustained to critical civilian infrastructure over the past year.
While Northeast Syria continues, as has Syria as a whole, to navigate the shifting dynamics over the past week, concurrently pursuing continuation of delivery of critical lifesaving humanitarian assistance, the protection of civilians and critical civilian infrastructure must be prioritized by all parties to the conflict.