US-led coalition warned Syrian regime forces and its allied Shiite militias from advancing further to the border area with Iraq under control of moderate rebels, commander told Ammar Johmani Monday.
The US warplanes dropped leaflets on regime bastions and an Iraqi paramilitary force warring them from advancing to al-Tanaf border crossing to avoid retaliation, Jaish Maghaweer al-Thawra said.
The Syrian regime backed by Iran-led Badr militia has made gains against Usoud al-Sharqiya and rebel factions mainly tribesmen in the Syrian Desert, known as al-Badiya.
The regime attack on moderate rebels aims to halt the battle on ISIS, activists said as Iran plans to disturb the rapid gains against the radical group east and north of the war-torn country