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Images show ongoing construction at Iranian militia base near Syria-Iraq border

Pictures from ImageSat International show a heavy contingent of construction equipment and crews at facilities designed to allow Iran to move fighters and weapons to southern Syria and Lebanon.

by  Neta Bar and Lilach Shoval
Published on  09-24-2019 17:33
Last modified: 09-24-2019 18:10
Images show ongoing construction at Iranian militia base near Syria-Iraq borderImageSat International via Twitter

This satellite photo from ImageSat International, including in a recent report by the company, shows that Iran is investing major resources in rebuilding the Imam Ali base on the Syria-Iraq border | Photo: ImageSat International via Twitter

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Construction at the Imam Ali base in northeastern Syria, Iran's flagship project in the Middle East, is still underway, despite a recent airstrike that destroyed several facilities at the site, a report by ImageSat International reveals.

A series of satellite images included in the report show that intensive work is ongoing, both on the base itself and on the other side of the Syria-Iraq border, near which the base is located.

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The report shows a long line of military fortifications and outposts under construction, as well as access roads and storage facilities for weapons and vehicles. The satellite pictures also show a large number of vehicles and construction equipment on the site, evidence of the effort being invested to rebuild the site after the strike.

In addition to the new construction, the ImageSat picture show construction teams near storage facilities targeted in other recent strikes, who are apparently working to repair them for future use by the Shiite militias.

The Imam Ali base, located between Al Bukamal in Syria and the Iraqi border down Al-Qa'im are part of a project by Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps known as the "green belt," whose purpose is to facilitate the transfer of militia fighters and weapons from Iran to southern Syria and Lebanon, via Iraq and Syria. The base was first attacked some two weeks ago in an airstrike that caused heavy damage to six weapons storehouses, some of which are believed to have been fully stocked.

The first airstrike is believed to have killed 18 members of Shiite militias. Two follow-up strikes at the base over the course of the past two weeks killed a combined 15 militia members, and caused additional damage to the facilities.

Tags: airstrikesAl BukamalImam Ali baseIranShiite militiasSyria

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