Despite the neutral stance adopted by the new Syrian government toward the ongoing war between Iran and the zionist entity, field sources told al-Akhbar that Syrian forces deployed along the Iraqi border opened fire late Saturday night toward positions belonging to the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), in parallel with US helicopters flying along the border strip, aiming to bring down Iranian drones.

Sources from the Ahrar al-Sharqiya faction, deployed in al-Bukamal and al-Mayadin in Deir al- Zor’s countryside, reported that orders had been issued from the capital placing military units on “full alert along the Syrian-Iraqi border.” These units were instructed to respond to any source of fire if PMF factions attempted to launch rockets toward US positions east of the Euphrates, specifically at the Omar and Conoco oil fields, despite US claims that both bases had been evacuated. Local sources in Deir al-Zor and al-Hasakah noted that US occupation bases in al-Shaddadi in Hasakah countryside and al-Tanf in Homs countryside participated in countering Iranian aircraft by launching surface-to-air missiles.

These developments also extend to southern Syria. Tribal sources from the provinces of Daraa, Sweida, and Quneitra told al-Akhbar that southern airspace witnessed intense Israeli activity aimed at intercepting Iranian strikes. Several drones were shot down over various areas, causing civilian injuries. In al-Sanmin in Daraa’s countryside, at least four people were injured when the remnants of an Iranian missile, intercepted by zionist defenses, landed in the basement of a house. Drones also fell in the villages of Hamar and Nafa’ah in Daraa countryside, and Ain al-Zibde in Quneitra countryside. According to field sources, “Internal Syrian security forces recovered the drone wreckage and transported it to the capital, without offering any explanation.”

Meanwhile, Syrian state and pro-government media reported that a woman was injured when a drone fell on a house in the village of al-Talaey in Tartous countryside. While the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) described the drone as “unidentified,” Syria TV, owned by the Doha-based Fadaat Media, claimed it was Iranian, without indicating the reason for its fall. Local sources confirmed that “the drone exploded mid-air after being intercepted by Israeli aircraft.”

According to information obtained by al-Akhbar from sources in multiple provinces, the number of injuries resulting from the interception of Iranian aircraft and missiles over Syrian territory reached nine, including eight in Daraa province and one in Tartous, all described as non-critical.