“Kick the Iranians out” | Unknown individuals leave anti-Iran graffiti on walls of government building in Deir Ezzor countryside

Syrian Observatory activists have reported that unknown individuals left graffiti on the walls of the electricity company’s warehouses in Al-Mayadeen city in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, expressing rejection of the Iranian presence in Syria. The graffiti reads “kick the Iranians out…the Iranians are murderers not defenders”.

 

This development comes in light of “Shiite-style” cultural activities which attract the region’s people to join the Iranian-affiliated military formations.

 

Iran has noticeably escalated recruitment operations in the area from Al-Mayadin to Al-Bokamal in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, which is fully controlled by Iranian forces. Russia, however, seeks to reduce Iran’s role, launching frequent security campaigns with militias loyal to Russia and Syrian regime and paying periodical visits to Iran-held areas; not to mention Russia’s prior knowledge of Israeli strikes which target the Iranians in western Euphrates region.

 

According to SOHR statistics, the number of volunteers in the ranks of Iranian forces and loyal militias in the west Euphrates region have exceeded 8,000 Syrian young males and adult men. Iranian militias intentionally intensify these recruitment operations, exploiting Russia’s preoccupation with recent agreements with Turkey regarding the “de-escalation zone” and north-eastern Syria.