The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Accused of “photographing their headquarters” | Hizbollah militia arrests person near Syrian-Iraqi border, west of Euphrates

Deir ez-Zor province – Syrian Observatory for Human Rights:

Reliable sources have informed SOHR that the militia of “Iraqi Hezbollah” arrested a young man, on Friday morning, in the town of Al-Hari near the Syrian-Iraqi border in eastern Deir ez-Zor countryside in the western region of the Euphrates. According to Syrian Observatory sources, the arrested person was accused of “photographing their headquarters.”

On March 23, reliable sources told SOHR that Iranian-backed militias seized a large number of shops and houses in Al-Mayadeen city in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor. According to SOHR sources, the Iranian-backed militias took over ten houses and 30 shops under the pretext that “these real estate are belonging to anti-regime individuals”.

The seized houses and shops are located in Al-Tekiyah and Al-Arba’in streets and Al-Mayadeen city’s market, where an Iranian-backed commander have turned some of these houses into military headquarters while the rest have been handed over to “Al-Sheikh Brigade” to turn them too into military headquarters. While the shops have been rented and the rent dues will go to the Iranian-backed militias’ commanders.

On March 13, reliable sources told SOHR that armed groups of the IRGC-backed militia “Abu Al-Fadl Al-Abbas” seized Al-Qal’a petrol station in Al-Bel’oum area on the outskirts of Al-Mayadeen city, at direct orders by the militia’s commander in the region, known as “Adnan Al-So’oud Abu Al-Abbas”

According to SOHR sources, the owners of the seized petrol stationed complained to “Abu Al-Fadl Al-Abbas” militia’s commander who told them that he would rent the station and pay the rent due later. However, the Iranian-backed commander did not pay for the petrol that was already existing in the station when it was seized.

It is worth noting that “Adnan Al-So’oud” is from Al-Mayadeen city in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, and he had worked as a greengrocer and also worked in a bakery affiliated to regime security services, before he escaped to Damascus.

After regime forces and Iranian-backed militias captured the region, Al-So’oud returned to Al-Mayadeen where he formed “Abu Al-Fadl Al-Abbas” militia, backed and financed directly by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). It is also worth noting that “Abu Al-Fadl Al-Abbas” militia is the largest Iranian-backed local militia in Al-Mayadeen area in the east of Deir Ezzor. Reliable SOHR sources have confirmed that Adnan Al-So’oud plays a significant role in purchase real estate from their owners in Al-Mayadeen area for the favour of the Iranians.