At approximately 0530 EST, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that Iran-backed militias raised their alert levels in Deir Ezzor Governate Syria..This report was immediately followed by claims that large shipments of weapons crossed the Iraqi border into Syria. These shipments reportedly came from Iraq into al-Bukamal, Syria for the purpose of reinforcing militia positions near US and coalition bases for an imminent attack, possibly to coincide with the Iranian response to the July 31st killing of Hamas leader Haniyeh in Tehran..SOHR's report reads below:."This new batch of weapons also comes one day after raising the state of alert to the maximum degree of Iranian militias, as the leadership of the Iranian militias in Deir Ezzor instructed yesterday to raise the state of alert to the maximum degree within the areas under its control and summon the elements and leaders of groups of Syrian and non-Syrian nationalities from their vacations, and the militias evacuated their headquarters in the city of Albu Kamal in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor on the Syrian-Iraqi border, and transported vehicles carrying rocket launchers from the city towards an unknown destination, amid High security alert."
At approximately 0530 EST, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that Iran-backed militias raised their alert levels in Deir Ezzor Governate Syria..This report was immediately followed by claims that large shipments of weapons crossed the Iraqi border into Syria. These shipments reportedly came from Iraq into al-Bukamal, Syria for the purpose of reinforcing militia positions near US and coalition bases for an imminent attack, possibly to coincide with the Iranian response to the July 31st killing of Hamas leader Haniyeh in Tehran..SOHR's report reads below:."This new batch of weapons also comes one day after raising the state of alert to the maximum degree of Iranian militias, as the leadership of the Iranian militias in Deir Ezzor instructed yesterday to raise the state of alert to the maximum degree within the areas under its control and summon the elements and leaders of groups of Syrian and non-Syrian nationalities from their vacations, and the militias evacuated their headquarters in the city of Albu Kamal in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor on the Syrian-Iraqi border, and transported vehicles carrying rocket launchers from the city towards an unknown destination, amid High security alert."