Iranian-backed militia opens five offices for affiliation in east Syria
DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) – On Monday, Iranian-backed militias opened five affiliation offices in the villages and towns of the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor, east Syria.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-backed Hashemiyoun faction opened affiliation offices in exchange for good salaries of up to 300,000 SYP (about $90), a source from the faction said.
The offices are in the Jam’iyat neighborhood in the town of al-Bukamal, one near al-Nour Hospital in the town of al-Asharah, one near the agricultural association in the town of al-Quriya, and a main office in the city of Deir ez-Zor behind the Military Security branch, the source from the town of al-Mayadin, east of Deir ez-Zor, said.
The opening was attended by leaders of the IRGC and some sheikhs and dignitaries loyal to Iran, according to the source.
Conditioning the anonymity, the source told North press that the centers were named after the killed militants of the faction.
The goal of these offices is to “increase the number of fighters, expand activity and influence, and spread Shia doctrine in the region, by offering high salaries, taking advantage of the deteriorating living conditions of the population in the region,” the source stressed.
These offices are considered sub-offices of a main office in the city of Deir ez-Zor. It is supervised by three Syrian members of the IRGC, and they are related to Nawaf al-Bashir, one of the sheikhs of the Baqara tribe, who declared his loyalty to the IRGC a year and a half ago.
The Iranian-backed factions operate in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor, and they practice the policy of expansion and financial inducement to gain a popular ground in the region.