Taha Deilami, an Iraqi cleric, called on Al Anbar Province residence to cut off water to Shia populated cities, especially in south Iraq.
According to him, residence of Al Anbar Province that is equivalent of one third of the area of Iraq are Sunni and the area must be free from any Shia. Historically, the province was known as the Brigade Dulaimi before 1961. The province borders Salahuddin and Nineveh on the north, Syria on north-west, Jordan on the West, Baghdad on the east, Saudi Arabia on the South and Karbala and Najaf on south-east.
Deilami claimed, in his TV show on Wesal channel, if the Sunni cut off the flow of Euphrates river water many people would die.
As a result, on April 7th, ISIS blocked flow of Euphrates river water from the central and southern Iraq leaving many farmers and residents of the area with no water.
Anti-Shia clerics and influential public figures have been using their popularity to encourage sectarian violence and spread hatred among people in Middle East. Taha Deilami, Youssef al-Qaradawi, Saad al-Durihim, A’ajami and many other are enablers whose speeches resulted in many killings and human rights violations. Such people must be held responsible for the crimes they encouraged and be investigated by international criminal courts, says SRW.
Iraqis who live under the poverty line, lost many family members, lack security and freedom now are facing water cut off thanks to the Taha Deilami and ISIS.
Shia Rights Watch strongly condemns such inhumane act of ISIS and urges Iraqi government to hold Deilami responsible for the water cut off and restore the water flew immediately.
