Kurdistan24 sources say the Syrian army has been placed on military alert and additional forces are being deployed to the Iraq border, while Syrian media report a heightened state of readiness
ERBIL (Kurdistan24) – A Kurdistan24 source said on Tuesday that the Syrian army has been placed on military alert, with additional forces being deployed to the country’s border with Iraq, although no reason for the move has been disclosed.
According to the source, soldiers have also been instructed to immediately report back to their military units following the alert order.
Separately, Syrian TV reported that the country’s Ministry of Defense had instructed its forces to enter Level C alert status and begin deploying military units along the Syria-Iraq border.