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On April 7, 2024, the deirezzor24 website, a Syrian opposition outlet which covers the Deir Al-Zour region in northeastern Syria, published a report claiming that Russian military officials met with Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as well as with their Syrian counterparts in the Deir Al-Zour's military airfield, in northeastern Syria.[1]
According to the report, citing a "special" source, a delegation of Russian generals flew from Khmeimim Air Base to hold a security meeting with commanders representing the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The meeting was also attended by officers from Syria's Air Force Intelligence Directorate, who arrived from Damascus.
Deirezzor24 said the meeting may have discussed the recent strikes directed at the Iran-backed militias in Deir Al-Zour, claiming that the Syrian forces have stepped up security across Deir Al-Zour Governorate, following reports that members of the Islamic State (ISIS) had infiltrated the area.[2]
On April 5, the "Kata'eb Ja'far Al-Tayyar" Telegram channel, which opposes the Iran-backed militias, reported that ISIS cells had captured several military outposts, held by forces affiliated with the Syrian regime, near the town of Ma'dan 'Atiq, eastern Raqqa, which required sending additional Syrian forces to the town.
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