Infographic: Learn about the locations of the deployment of pro-Iranian forces in Deir ez-Zor, Syria

Dozens of Iranian-backed militias are deployed in Deir ez-Zor Governorate in eastern Syria, which entered the country years ago to provide support and assistance to the forces of President Bashar al-Assad's regime.

The activity of Iranian-backed armed groups has escalated since last October in Syria against the American presence, against the backdrop of Washington’s support for Israel in its war on Gaza, the most recent of which was the killing of 3 American soldiers in targeting a military base in northeastern Jordan near the border with Syria last Sunday.

Al Jazeera Net tracks in the following article the most important locations of the spread of Iranian militias that control several areas in Deir ez-Zor Governorate, the border between Syria and Iraq, and their numbers.

Infographic of the positions of pro-Iranian forces in Deir ez-Zor, eastern Syria (Al-Jazeera)

Deir ez-Zor city

- the center

of the governorate

The Fatemiyoun militia is deployed in Deir ez-Zor, whose members are stationed in headquarters in the Al-Ummal neighborhood inside the city, and the number of its fighters is estimated at 150 members.

The Zainabiyoun militia is also stationed near the military airport, and the number of its members is estimated at 100 members.

As for the Lebanese Hezbollah, represented by Unit No. 313, its fighters are stationed in the Villas and Dahiya headquarters, and their number is estimated at 200 members.

The headquarters of the Abu al-Fadl al-Abbas militia are deployed in the Ayash area in Deir ez-Zor, and the number of its members is estimated at 100 fighters.

Al-Hussein's militia is also present in the Ayyash area, and its number is estimated at 100 members.

Deir ez-Zor includes a training center in the Ayyash warehouses, which contains members of Iranian and Iraqi nationality, and there are missile bases, weapons depots, and airstrips for unmanned aerial vehicles.

The Al-Qusour neighborhood, the Villas neighborhood, Hawija Sukr, Port Said, and the Harabesh neighborhood also include headquarters, operations centers, and joint security meetings for the leadership of those forces, led by Hajj Kamil, as he is called.

Al-Mayadeen area

As for the Al-Mayadeen area in Deir ez-Zor Governorate, which is close to the Iraqi border, there are members of Hezbollah, the Abu al-Fadl al-Abbas militia, and the Village Guard militia near the Euphrates River, whose numbers are estimated in the hundreds.

Mahkan town

The Abu al-Fadl al-Abbas militia is deployed in Mahkan, located south of Deir ez-Zor, and the number of its members is estimated at 100.

The city of Al-Quria

The Fatemiyoun militia is also deployed in the city of Al-Quria and the Ain Ali area on the outskirts of the city in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor, and the number of its members is estimated at 100. As well as the Village Guard militia, which is deployed near the Euphrates River in the city of Al-Qurayya, and its number is estimated at 100 members.

The city of Ashara

Inside Al-Ashara, located in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor, there are members of the Lebanese Hezbollah, and the number of members is estimated at 50. The Village Guard militia and its headquarters are also stationed near the Euphrates River, and the number of its members is estimated at 100.

Albukamal city

As for Albukamal, on the border with Iraq in eastern Syria, the Fatemiyoun militia maintains its headquarters in the Al-Jami’at area inside the city, and the number of its members is estimated at 150. There are also 100 Hezbollah members stationed in the security square.

In addition to the Abu al-Fadl al-Abbas militia, the al-Nujaba militia, and the Asaib Ahl al-Haq militia, which are stationed in the town of al-Hari near the city with 200 fighters, the 47th Regiment militia is stationed in the city of al-Bukamal, its desert, and the “T2” station, which is 70 kilometers from the city of al-Bukamal.

The US Central Command announced that it launched air strikes on more than 85 sites in Syria and Iraq, and explained that the air strikes were carried out by planes launched from the United States and used more than 125 precision-guided missiles, noting that the targeted facilities are command, control and espionage centers and missile storage sites. And marches.

Source: Al Jazeera