He said that closing illegal wells would have helped heal Lake Sawa.

他说，关闭非法水井有助于修复萨瓦湖。

Sawa was filled with fish that were food for different kinds of birds.

萨瓦湖里充满了鱼，它们是各种鸟类的食物。

The loss of Lake Sawa is only the latest addition to Iraq's water shortage.

萨瓦湖干涸只是伊拉克水资源短缺新增加的一处。

Lake Sawa is " a case study for climate change in Iraq, " al-Obeidi said.

阿尔·奥贝迪说，萨瓦湖是“伊拉克气候变化的一个个案研究”。

An eye witness said troops overrun the town of Beit Sawa after subjecting it to air strikes and artillery fire.

一名目击者称在空袭和炮击之后，军队迅速占领了贝特萨瓦镇。