Syrian Army, Hezbollah Reaches Border with Iraq for the First Time over Years

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Late on Friday afternoon, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA), Hezbollah and allied Iraqi paramilitary contingents dashed through southeastern Homs and reached an Iraqi border point, thus slicing adrift the frontline between rebel forces based in the Al-Tanf region and “Daesh”militants , backed by Saudi Arabia, in the neighboring Deir Ezzor governorate.

Unopposed by the US Airforce and its vetted Syrian proxies, the SAA and its allies drove through over 40 kilometers of abandoned desert territory and were able to  link up with an Iraqi garrison toward the border.

The Russian Ministry of Defense and an Hezbollah-linked outlet confirmed the advance moments ago.

Effectively, the SAA is now able to resume trade between Damascus and Baghdad. Government forces have not controlled any parts of the largely “Daesh”-controlled border with Iraq since 2014.

Furthermore, Hezbollah is now able to be provided with weapons from Tehran via an all-important land route. Formerly, the Lebanese group depended on complicated airlifts for new armaments.