On the sixth of this month Alassad troops targeted the city with two Scud missiles, the first fall south of the city , and the second one kilometer far from Almashlab area in the city, that’s makes the total number of Ballistic missiles targeted the city is 11.

In light of the inability of the international community to stop the Syrian regime from launching ballistic missiles against the Syrian, where SNHR documented through our reports until the moment at least for 73 Scud missiles we launched.

We are afraid and in a serious manner that the Syrian regime will avenge from the people of the province and the target Al- Baath and Al-Furrat dams.

In 12-2-2013, a Scud rocket hit Albaroda village, 1.5 Km away from Al- Baath dam, and another one hit Aaid protected area, 10 Km away from Al-Furat dam.

Al- Furrat, located 40 Km upstream from  Raqqa city. The dam is 60 meters high and 4.5 kilometers long and is the largest dam in Syria.

Its construction led to the creation of Lake Assad, Syria’s largest water reservoir.  The dam was constructed between 1968 and 1973 with help from the Soviet Union.

Raqqa Tand at least 1.3 million displaced people in addition to nearly half a million of its indigenous population.

Thus destruction of the dam will inundate the city’s buildings until the fourth floor and there will be no time to evacuation the city of its population, because the water will cross the distance between the dam and the city, which almost 50 miles in less than 15 minutes, the water level of the lack is 200-250 m rising from the sea – while Raqqa city rise 170 m and Dier Alzoor rise 150 m, that’s mean water will flood Raqqa up to 50 m and Dier Alzoor up to 100 m.

Then the Dam water will turn to destroy other cities on the same line, which is Ma’dan and Dier Alzoor, it will take less than 40 minutes to get there, and also Abu Kamal city on the Iraqi Syrian border.

To be mentioned that Al-Furrat dam has been liberated in 11-2-2013.

Recommendations:

Scud missile, classified by USA as a mass as a mass destruction weapon in Al Iraq case because of its ability to carry chemical weapons.

For that the International community in the maximum speed should protect Syrian from death and destructions cause using Scud Missile by Alassad Troops, almost two  Scud missile ever day.

SNHR demands international community represented by security council to maintain civil peace, in case it is not deter the Syrian regime, it will be considered as a green light, and it may led to a repeat a major disaster like Hama massacre in 1982, and hold the responsibility again to Alassad regime, security council and Arab League.

 

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الشبكة السورية لحقوق الإنسان 

Syrian Network for Human Rights 

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