On January 28, 2024, a website which covers the Deir Al-Zour region in northeastern Syria reported, quoting an "exclusive source," that Iran's IRGC brought a new Iranian trainer specializing in drones to the Al-Hamdan area near Al-Bukamal, to train members of Lebanese Hizbullah's Unit 313. The site noted that the Iran-backed militias recently brought three shipments of drones to Deir Al-Zour, one of which was targeted by the U.S.-led coalition.
February 1, 2024