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Islamic State warns Syrian dam at risk of collapse

BEIRUT, Mar 26 (Reuters) Islamic State has warned that the Tabqa dam, which a US-backed Kurdish and Arab militia is trying to capture from the militant group, is at imminent risk of collapse because of airstrikes and increased water levels.
It also said in messages carried on its social media channels that the dam's operations had been put out of service and that all flood gates were closed.
The dam, on the Euphrates about 40 km (25 miles) upstream from Islamic State's stronghold of Raqqa, is the largest in Syria. The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces has been battling to capture the dam from Islamic State since Friday.
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