BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:20 P.M.) - Well over one thousand Syrian Army troops are to reinforce government defenses at enclaves based around the cities of Hasakah and Qamishli in Syria's northeast.
The reinforcements, numbering 1,500 men all up (the size of a Soviet-era army regiment), are people native to the Hasakah and Qamishli regions who very recently reconciled with the Syrian government and entered military service as a result (details here).
The new recruits will be stationed at various bases, camps, defense areas and headquarters belonging to the Syrian Army throughout isolated government-controlled territories in Hasakah province.
Despite US-backed forces having virtually total control over northeastern Syria, the Syrian Army does nonetheless maintain a number of key military installations and positions inside and around the cities of Hasakah and Qamishli.
Posted from my blog with SteemPress : https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/confirmed-over-1000-new-syrian-army-troops-to-be-deployed-at-hasakah-qamishli-enclaves-details/