- Black oil spills are spotted on the banks of the Euphrates River in Syria, near the oil smuggling points between the areas controlled by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Syrian government-held areas.
- The Euphrates River, the longest in Western Asia and once the main drinking water source in the provinces of the Syrian al-Jazira region, is facing a real catastrophe in light of the soaring rates of pollutants in its water.
- From time to time, the SDF raids the smuggling crossings that link its areas of control with the areas of the Syrian government.
<span>Oil smuggling worsens pollution in Euphrates River</span>
