KHARITA, Syria: Farmer Issa Al-Moussa walks among his damaged wheat crop in eastern Syria after the nearby Euphrates River flooded in recent days due to heavy rainfall and increased flows from Turkiye. Syrian authorities have said the country was experiencing an “exceptional” rise in water levels along the Euphrates River, which originates in Turkiye and flows through the Raqqa and Deir Ezzor provinces before reaching neighboring Iraq.

The area affected is sensitive politically and economically

DEIR EZZOR: Authorities managing the Kadiran Dam in northern Syria have reduced water discharge into the Euphrates River as flood risks ease following a decline in upstream…