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Water returns to Syria’s Aleppo after Daesh stoppage

Friday, 04 March 2016 7:10 PM [ Last Update: Friday, 04 March 2016 7:09 PM ]

Syrian government forces advance on a road through the town of Khanasir after they recaptured it from Daesh terrorists, on February 29, 2016. (AFP photo)

Water has returned to pumping stations in Syria's Aleppo city after Daesh Takfiri terrorists stopped water supplies to residents for 48 days.

Director General of Aleppo Water Establishment Mustafa Malhis said on Friday that water was once again being pumped from al-Khafseh station in Eastern Aleppo province after a cut by Daesh, according to Syria's official news agency, SANA.

Malhis further said that the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC), the mission of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) played an important role to restore water supply.

Syria has been grappling with a deadly insurgency it blames on some foreign states for nearly five years with estimates showing that more than 470,000 people have been killed and millions have been displaced in the Arab country. The militancy has also taken a heavy toll on the country’s infrastructure.

The country is currently observing an agreement for the cessation of hostilities which entered into force on Saturday and stipulated the cessation of all military hostilities in Syria, except for the operations against the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group and the Syrian al-Qaeda, known as al-Nusra Front.

The agreement was negotiated by Russia and the United States, which support opposing sides in the Syrian conflict.

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