"And I have found both freedom and safety in my madness, the freedom of loneliness and the safety from being understood, for those who understand us enslave something in us. But let me not be too proud of my safety. Even a Thief in a jail is safe from another thief. "

Khalil Gibran (How I Became a Madman)

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Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Red Cross hopes to repair Tabqa dam near Syria's Raqqa- Reuters

GENEVA (Reuters) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) plans to carry out urgent repairs to Tabqa Dam near the Syrian city of Raqqa in an area recaptured from Islamic State, a spokeswoman said on Wednesday.

The aid agency was able to enter Raqqa and Hassakeh provinces in late July for the first time in four years to see the destruction wrought by the jihadists, the fighting and U.S.-led coalition air strikes.

U.S.-backed Syrian militias drove Islamic State out of the town of Tabqa and the adjacent dam, 45 kms (25 miles) west of Raqqa along the Euphrates River, in May, but it took time to negotiate safe access.

“The priority for us right now is the water issue,” ICRC spokeswoman Ingy Sedky, speaking from Damascus, told Reuters.