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Despite Iran's costly presence in Syria, public support for military involvement in Syria remains strong among the Iranians because of religious motivations and security concerns. [123] From January 2013 to March 2017, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps lost 2,100 soldiers in Syria and 7,000 wounded, according to Iran's veterans' affairs ...
CJTF–OIR coalition aircraft provided support to the SDF, by targeting Iran-backed militias in the region. [9] An SDF fighter and a civilian were killed in clashes with SAA. [ 33 ] The SDF claimed to have captured the 7 villages under SAA control on the east bank of the Euphrates; Salhiya, Tabiya, Hatla, Khasham, Marat, Mazloum, and Husseiniya ...
A number of sources have emphasized that as of at least late-2015/early-2016 the Assad regime was dependent on a mix of volunteers and militias, rather than the Syrian Armed Forces. [1] [2] Between 2016 and 2020, with the help of Russia and Iran, the Syrian Arab Armed Forces were rebuilt and united most of the armed militias. [3]
On 2 February, U.S forces bombed Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Syria, killing at least 48 people. On the same day, five people were killed after ISIS militants attacked a Syrian military position near the 'third station' area of the Homs countryside. This was in conjunction with Russian airstrikes on ISIS positions in the Palmyra desert. [21]
The 2024 Hama offensive was a military operation launched by forces of the Syrian Salvation Government (SSG) and Turkish-backed [18] rebel groups of the Syrian Interim Government (SIG) during the 2024 Syrian opposition offensive, a phase of the Syrian civil war.
On 11 July, at least 35 Iran-backed fighters were killed, including IRGC officer Ibrahim Asmi, [171] by unidentified warplanes in Deir Ezzor Governorate near the Iraqi borders, according to the Anadolu Agency. [172] On 20 July, military sites linked to Syrian regime forces and Iranian militias were targeted by alleged Israeli airstrikes near ...
Government fatalities included 140 Iranian-led fighters and two Russians. 11 civilians were also killed. [119] In February 2020, the SAA, backed by Russian military units, launched an offensive to capture Jebel Bishri and its surrounding regions, which had been under IS control since April 2019.
Iran’s presence in Syria was curtailed in the months following the attack on Israel by Tehran-backed Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, the Iraqi militia commander based near Aleppo and an Iraqi military ...