IRGC evacuates headquarters in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor
DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) – On Saturday, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) evacuated three of its headquarters for unknown reasons in a town in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor, eastern Syria.
A military source from the IRGC said that the group evacuated the logistics building near Ain Ali shrine on the outskirts of al-Mayadin desert, which contained logistical materials and ammunition, and transported them towards the Syrian-Iraqi border.
The IRGC transferred its fighters stationed in al-Fayhaa building in the center of the town, deployed them to the nearby points, and removed its banners from the building, the source told North Press.
It also evacuated a headquarters for most of its members of Iraqi nationality on the outskirts of the town of al-Mayadin, and transferred them to the Iranian cultural center in the town of Abu Kamal, according to the source.
Since the beginning of this year, the headquarters of the IRGC and the pro-Iranian militias have been on great alert, after many of their sites were targeted by warplanes and drones.
Created after Iran’s 1979 revolution to protect the new Islamic regime, the IRGC has become one of the most powerful paramilitary organizations in the Middle East. It has provided assistance to militant groups in Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, the Palestinian territories, Syria, and Yemen. Its control over large sectors of the Iranian economy helps it fund its activities.
Since the eruption of the events in Syria in 2011, Iran has officially announced its support to the Syrian government and sent military consultants to support government forces in their war against factions of the Syrian opposition.
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 Islamic State Organization (ISIS) sleeper cells.