Deir ez-Zor governorate – Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: Russians continue to compete with Iranians for influence in the western Euphrates region, by involving loyal militias in the area, where SOHR sources from the city of Al-Mayadeen in eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor, say that the Russian-backed militia of the Palestinian “Liwa’a Al-Quds” has seized … Continue reading Using loyal militias | Russia continues to compete with Iranians for influence in eastern Syria