IRGC brings military reinforcements in Syria’s Homs, Deir ez-Zor
DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) – Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) brought, on Tuesday, military reinforcements to fortify its posts and headquarters in Deir ez-Zor Governorate, eastern Syria, and the eastern countryside of Homs Governorate, central the country, coming from Iraq.
A military source from the IRGC in the town of Abu Kamal in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor said that the latter and the Lebanese Hezbollah brought military reinforcements to their posts in Deir ez-Zor and the eastern countryside of Homs.
“The reinforcements included advanced medium weapons, shoulder-fired missiles, surveillance equipment, and drones. They were distributed to most of the IRGC and Hezbollah posts in Deir ez-Zor and the eastern countryside of Homs” the source told North Press.
“The weapons entered Syria from Iraq a few days ago, and were distributed to the posts after a meeting was held between leaders from Hezbollah and the IRGC in Tamo neighborhood in the southern part of al-Mayadin town, 40 km east of Deir ez-Zor.
“The IRGC brought experts to supervise the weapons distribution and train militants on using them,” according to the source.
The Syrian Desert covers nearly half of the area of Syria, and is distributed over the governorates of Deir ez-Zor, Raqqa, Aleppo, Homs, Hama, Rif Dimashq, Suwayda and Palmyra.
Iranian-backed militias and the government forces control large areas of the Syrian Desert and the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor, which constitutes a source of concern as it witnesses intensive operations by the ISIS sleeper cells.