SOHR: Russian-backed 25th Division conducts advanced military drills

The “25th Division” of Damascus forces, which receives orders and funding from Russian forces, has continued advanced military training in central and north-west Syria, at the request of Russian forces.

31 March, 2022 09:46

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According to Syrian Observatory sources, the “25th Division” led by “Suhail Al-Hassan,” Known as “Tiger,” has conducted advanced military drills for the third consecutive day in areas in Idlib, the eastern countryside of Homs and Hama in order to make Russian-backed members and commanders ready to fight in Ukraine alongside the Russians.

These military drills are an attempt by the Russians to send clear messages to the International Community that Syrian military Divisions of the “ Damascus’s army” are on standby to fight alongside Russians in the Russian-Ukrainian war in the event of escalating fighting.

SOHR added that helicopters used for training setting off from Hmeimim military airbase in Latakia countryside, where nearly 700 Russian soldiers and officers participated in these military exercises.

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