The bombshell report notes that the dam was contested between US-backed and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces and the Islamic State. It was then that a top secret US special operations unit called Task Force 9 called for airstrikes on the dam. The flow of the Euphrates River suddenly had no way through, the reservoir began to rise and authorities used loudspeakers to warn people downstream to flee. Citations:[1] A dam in Syria was on a ‘no-strike’ list. The US bombed it anyway: htpps://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/20/us/airstrike-us-isis-dam.html[2] Russian toll in Syria battle was 300 killed and wounded: https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-mideast-crisis-syria-russia-casualtie/russian-toll-in-syria-battle-was-300-killed-and-wounded-sources-idUKKCN1FZ2EI

Source: New York Times January 24, 2022 02:50 UTC