Khaberni - Syria possesses vast treasures in its waters, mountains, and plains, owning oil reserves that have reached two hundred billion dollars, as published by First Price, equating 2.5 billion barrels of oil and their gas reserves of 8.5 trillion cubic feet valued at thirty-three billion dollars. It also owns 1.7 billion tons of phosphate worth five hundred billion dollars, aside from large fertile lands suitable for agriculture, representing more than a third of its area at an area estimated at 6.5 million hectares, and owns massive water resources, a significant part of which are controlled by Turkey and Israel.
Russia, Turkey, Israel, and Iran compete for Syria's wealth, each wanting its share of the cake. Turkey has requested the delineation of maritime borders with Syria due to vast sea resources of gas and oil worth hundreds of billions of dollars and currently, Israel dominates this with the Karish field lighting up all of Israel, especially since Turkey has not discovered gas in its territorial waters, and has entered disputes with Cyprus and Greece over these resources. Meanwhile, the Assad regime has contracted with Russian companies to search for gas, and the surveys were positive.
Not to forget, Turkey has built dozens of dams on water sources leading to Syria and reduced water flows through the Euphrates River to less than one-third of the agreement signed between Ankara and Damascus. To the south, Israel controls the Sea of Galilee, which serves as a freshwater reservoir, besides controlling the valuable Golan Heights, which are considered massive subterranean reservoirs, as well as controlling the Yarmouk River and the springs of Mount Hermon. Consequently, Syria's water security is at risk, and there must be a unified agreement among all surrounding parties to serve everyone.
