The Shiite militiamen wear SAA uniforms and hoist the Damascus flag at Rif Dimashq posts. Are weapons arriving from Lebanon that must be protected by Israel?
The hypothesis that Moscow may have new "internal" enemis among the allies in the Middle Eastern country is taking hold. Federation bases and assets in the area are at risk.
Ankara continues to send reinforcements and supplies to the front line in Idlib and Manbij. Damascus does the same, while the SDF strengthen the posts. The tension is sky high.
The wave of raids in Idlib is a message: stop or we will resume hitting you systematically. Moscow cannot afford a partner war with the offensive in Ukraine underway.
The cause is the uncertainty linked to the new Ankara offensive in Kurdistan. The factions fear being squeezed between the TAF and the SDF, who also have the SAA on their side.
At least 550 SAA soldiers deployed in full SDF territory: Ain Issa, al-Bab, Manbij and Kobani in a defensive key against the new Peace Spring operation.