(MENAFN) The Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) and its Syrian offshoot the People's Protection Units (YPG) have reached an0 agreement on delivering the control of Syria's two major dams, Tabqa and Tishrin, to the government in exchange for the supply of electricity and water needs in areas occupied by the group.
The Tabqa Dam is the largest dam in Syria, and the Tishrin Dam is located on the Euphrates River.
According to the deal, the government forces will permanently takeover the dams' facilities.
The dams on the Euphrates River have the capacity to provide most of the electrical and water needs of the country.
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