SDF thwarts infiltration attempt by Iran’s militias in Deir ez-Zor

DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) – Hajin Military Council, a military formation affiliated with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), announced on Sunday it thwarted an attempt of infiltration from the west of the Euphrates River to the east.

The council said its forces thwarted an attempt of infiltration by a group of militants affiliated with militias related to the Syrian government forces and Iran.

The group tried to attack posts of the Hajin Military Council in the town of Baghuz in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor, the council said.

The Euphrates River forms the border between the SDF-held areas and the Syrian government forces along with their militias. In August 2023, the area witnessed tension that led to clashes between the SDF and armed militias. The SDF says the government forces and the Iranian militias send armed men to its region to destabilize it.

By Ahmad Othman