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Iranian militias have recently announced recruiting young men of Deir Ezzor to join the Fatimiyoon militia and other Iranian-backed local militias in the two cities of Deir Ezzor and al-Bukamal.
Russia announced recruiting young men in the al-Qaterji and al-Quds militias, and the Russian-run 5th Corps.
The Assad forces announced recruiting young men in the 17th Division, Republican Guards, and the 4th Division.
Russia, Iran, and the Assad regime seek to attract recruits of Deir Ezzor following militias’ fighters defecting that is the most significant one since the Assad regime controlled Deir Ezzor in late 2017.
