んO 電気 means no air conditioning or refrigeration, no television, no radio, no video games, no lights at night.

But a lack of electricity which has stretched for months also means no running water in this dusty, parched northern [object Window] pocket, just as scorching late spring temperatures herald the beginning of the sweltering summer.

That has exacerbated ongoing geopolitical 緊張 between Turkish government and the Kurdish-led authorities and the Syrian regime, prompting concerns of another outbreak of armed conflict in the region.