US-backed faction launches operation to capture parts of eastern Syria

Armed anti regime groups use heavy weapons against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime forces at Shaykh Najjar in Aleppo, Syria on December 01, 2024. [Abdulfettah Hüseyin – Anadolu Agency]

The Free Syria Army, a faction supported by the United States, yesterday, launched an operation targeting the cities of Al-Bukamal and Al-Mayadin in Deir Ez-Zor province, eastern Syria.

In the past, the United States has carried out multiple attacks on Iran-backed groups and Syrian regime forces in these areas.

Iran-backed groups had previously used Al-Bukamal, near the Iraqi border, and Al-Mayadin as their strongholds. The region was also frequently used by Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) to enter Syria.

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