The raids are used to cover the combing activities of the SAA against the former ISIS jihadists in the Badia desert from Deir Ezzor to Raqqa, passing through Homs.
The US armed forces won’t abandon the SDF from Deir Ezzor to Raqqa, passing through Hasaka in the fight against the former ISIS jihadists. Especially now.
Tehran's objective is twofold: on the one hand to hide deposits from Israeli raids and on the other to increase the presence of Shiites in the province.
Three IS commanders, already known during the rule of the former ISIS, have been captured. They managed the flows of jihadists and planned targeted killings in the region.