Iranian militias have deployed in a strategic location in central Syria following the withdrawal of allied factions of Russia, which was considered as “filling the void” by Tehran due to Moscow’s preoccupation with the Ukrainian war.
Syrian opposition sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that “huge military reinforcements from the Iranian (Revolutionary Guard) included regarding 40 military vehicles and more than 17 cars and pickup trucks equipped with medium machine guns and others carrying members of the Lebanese Hezbollah, in addition to a number of Armored vehicles and military vehicles of the Fourth Division of the regime forces and dozens of its members, arrived during the past two days to the Mahin military depots east of Homs, following a complete withdrawal of the Russian forces, including members of the Wagner groups and regarding 200 members of the pro-Russian Fifth Corps. In addition to more than 23 military vehicles and a number of vehicles loaded with ammunition, logistical materials and communications devices. The sources indicated that the withdrawing forces headed towards Palmyra Military Airport, east of Homs, noting that 5 helicopters escorted the Russian forces during their withdrawal from the Mahin warehouses. Maher, brother of President Bashar al-Assad) and the Lebanese Hezbollah.
In addition, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Monday that his country can “continue striking Iranian targets” in Syria, despite its condemnation of the killing of civilians in Ukraine’s Bucha, thus reducing the possibility of Russia’s objection to what Israel is doing in Syria.
On the other hand, shelling by the Syrian regime forces killed 4 students on Monday morning while they were on their way to their school in a town in Idlib countryside, northwest of the country, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
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