Roughly 200 truckloads of building materials and construction equipment were delivered by the U.S. to Syria’s eastern Deir ez-Zor province from Iraq, local sources, who asked not to be named for security reasons, told Anadolu Agency.
According to these sources, the deliveries will be handed over to local administrations controlled by the Peoples' Protection Units (YPG).
Last September, the YPG -- supported by a U.S.-led coalition -- conducted joint operations against the IS terrorist group’s last remaining stronghold in Deir ez-Zor.
In February of this year, the IS was decisively expelled from the region -- a vacuum quickly filled by the YPG.
Since then, the U.S. has resumed its deliveries to the YPG which have included a handful of Hummer SUVs.
On April 2, almost 100 trucks entered a YPG-held part of Deir ez-Zor.
According to estimates, the group currently holds roughly one-third of Syria’s overall territory.
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