Security campaign | Regime forces arrest several young males in Deir Ezzor, driving them to military service

Deir Ezzor Province – Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: Regime forces launched a security campaign today in Deir Ezzor city, searching for young people who passed their date of joining the mandatory and reserve service in regime military. The security forces have arrested several military deserters and other young males who hit the legal age of military service, and took them to prisons in Deir Ezzor province.

 

It is worth noting that regime forces launch repeated campaigns in order to drive young males to mandatory service. On November 3, reliable sources informed the Syrian Observatory that joint patrols of the “Military Police” and “Military Security” services launched a new security campaigns in Al-Mayadeen city, which is under the control of Iranian and regime forces. This campaign aimed to search for the individuals who passed their date of joining the mandatory and reserve service to regime’s military.

 

Similarly, on October 14, reliable SOHR sources said that the regime security services launched a security campaign in several areas of the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor in recent days.

 

According to Syrian Observatory sources, this campaign aimed to arrest young people wanted for military compulsory service. Regime security services arrested tens of youths from Mayadeen city, which is under the control of Iranian militias and some regime-affiliated military formations, as well as some 55 youths from the towns of Al-Zabari, Salou and Mohassan in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor.