(Zaman Al Wasl)- Well-informed source said the head of air intelligence Jamil al-Hassan was behind the damage of the capital’s main water supply two weeks ago.
The de facto first commander in Syria who controls the aerial bombing campaign had ordered regime warplanes to conduct 6 raids on the pumping station of Ain al-Fijah spring on December 24 2016, that destroyed the electricity engines and water pumps.
Ain al-Fijah spring that provides water to 4 million people in the capital was knocked out of service since a major offensive launched against rebel-held Wadi Barada, a valley overlooked by pro-regime military positions west of Damascus and at the Lebanese border.
Rebels said they had allowed regime engineers to maintain and operate the valley's pumping station, which supplies 70 percent of Damascus and its surroundings, since they took control of the area in 2012.
Regime said later it had failed to agree a plan to repair the springs.
Rebels and activists say the spring was damaged by pro-regime force bombardment. The regime said rebels polluted the spring with diesel, forcing the state to cut supplies.
Activists in the valley warned on Saturday of deteriorating humanitarian conditions in the mountainous valley, which they say has a population of 50,000 of local people and 30,000 internally displaced Syrians.
Meanwhile, several rebel groups warned that the escalation effectively meant the collapse of shaky ceasefire brokered by Russia and Turkey to pave the way for peace talks they hope to convene in Kazakhstan.
The United Nations estimates 45,000 people live in the Wadi Barada area, and thinks at least 7,000 people have been displaced form the area in recent fighting.
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