International Coalition sends military, logistic aid to northeastern Syria

Bradley fighting vehicles are parked at a US military base at an undisclosed location in Northeastern Syria, Monday, Nov. 11, 2019. The deployment of the mechanized force comes after US troops withdrew from northeastern Syria, making way for a Turkish offensive that began last month. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

The International Coalition forces sent two convoys carrying weapons, military supplies, and logistical resources in trucks and cargo planes to the Kharab al-Jir base in the Rumailan countryside, north of Hasakah, via the Al-Walid border crossing, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

The SOHR said that the convoys comprised 60 trucks transporting weapons, military gear, and fuel tanks, facilitated by a cargo plane escorted by a helicopter and drones. 

Concurrently, a military cargo plane landed at the same base, carrying advanced military equipment and anti-aircraft battery ammunition, it added. 

The International Coalition forces aim to reinforce their military and logistical bases in light of escalating attacks by pro-Iranian militias, which have intensified since the onset of the Gaza conflict.

Between February 8 and 21, the coalition dispatched over eight convoys, comprising more than 210 trucks loaded with weapons and military supplies, to their bases in northern and eastern Syria, and they began military training with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), supported by warplanes and helicopters.