Iranian militia launches military campaign in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor
DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) – Iranian-backed militia announced on Tuesday launching a combing campaign of the eastern and southern countryside of Deir ez-Zor Governorate, eastern Syria, to pursue Islamic State (ISIS) sleeper cells.
The Iranian-backed Liwa al-Quds, Liwa Fatemiyoun, and Abu al-Fadel al-Abbas faction launched the campaign due to the increase of ISIS attacks against their militants, a military source of Liwa al-Quds told North Press.
The campaign will last for five days, according to the source.
On the same day, residents of the town of al-Marashda, east of Deir ez-Zor, found bodies of two militants of Abu al-Fadel al-Abbas faction who were kidnapped two days ago by unknown people.
A local source of Abu al-Fadel al-Abbas faction said that the residents found the bodies west of the town of Abu Kamal, in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor.
The Iranian-backed militias and Syrian government forces control vast swathes of the Syrian Desert and the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor, which witness increasing activity by ISIS sleeper cells and militants.
Since 2017, the Syrian government forces have been combing the desert in response to ISIS increasing practices that have caused the forces massive human and material losses.