US cargo plane lands in Syria base as IOF escalate Quneitra breaches
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SOHR has reported that a US cargo plane landed in a military base in Syria, transporting troops and weapons, while Israeli incursions into Quneitra escalate.
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An Israeli soldier loads a tank near the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights from Syria, in the town of Majdal Shams, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP)
A US cargo plane landed at the “Kharab al-Jir” military airport in the Rmeilan countryside, north of al-Hasakah province in northeastern Syria, accompanied by a combat helicopter, according to reports by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).
According to the Observatory, the plane was carrying electronic equipment, heavy weapons, and a number of troops, as part of the ongoing military movements conducted by the US-led international coalition in northeastern Syria.
On October 21, another US cargo plane landed at the same airport, accompanied by two military helicopters, carrying air defense systems and heavy weapons.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that a #US cargo plane landed in the Kharab al-Jir military base in Rmeilan, north of Hasakah, accompanied by two military helicopters.
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) October 20, 2025
The plane reportedly carries air defense systems and heavy weaponry as part of US… pic.twitter.com/QjWvVHb4d9
More incursions into Quneitra
Meanwhile, in southern Syria, local sources from Quneitra province reported that Israeli patrols advanced toward Tal al-Ahmar before retreating. Additionally, four tanks entered the village of Ofaniya in northern Quneitra countryside.
The sources added that another Israeli patrol again advanced toward Tal al-Ahmar from the direction of Khan Arnaba, marking the third such incursion in a matter of hours.
Israeli occupation forces also advanced into the village of Koum Mukhayris in central Quneitra countryside, setting up a checkpoint on the Damascus–Quneitra road near the village junction and inspecting passersby.
This movement comes amid heightened tensions along the border area between the occupied Syrian Golan and the Quneitra countryside, where field maneuvers, reconnaissance operations, and the establishment of temporary checkpoints by Israeli occupation forces are frequently reported.
On Monday also, the Israeli forces carried out new military movements by planting landmines at the edges of the nature reserve within the forests of Jabatha al-Khashab, near a recently established military base, to secure the site and prevent access as part of efforts to reinforce their military presence in southern Syria.
Yesterday, a unit of Israeli occupation forces consisting of four military vehicles advanced toward the Sayda al-Hanout area inside Syrian territory in southern Quneitra countryside, according to local sources.
Since December 8 of last year, Israeli forces have been conducting incursions into Syrian territory, carrying out both air and ground operations, destroying infrastructure and former Syrian army weapons depots, while expanding the area they occupy in the Golan Heights, as well as in the provinces of Quneitra, Daraa, and rural Damascus.
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