The junction of Syria and Iraq, the southeastern border city, Abu Kamal.

The earth-yellow city buildings complement the surrounding Gobi and yellow sand, making it seem like a city hidden in the desert.

The entire city is dominated by bungalows and low-rise buildings of about three stories. In many places, there are piles of ruins caused by collapsed buildings, craters formed after bombs and artillery shells exploded, and small holes that constantly appear in the walls.

Traces of war can be seen everywhere.

As a city on the border between Syria and Iraq, Abu Kamal was once reduced to a scorching battlefield. It changed hands several times and was recaptured by the National Defense Forces after it was almost in ruins.

But peace is always short-lived, and rebels still come to harass and fight with government troops from time to time.

Eagles, Russians, Israelis, Persians, Saudis, Kurds, special forces, mercenaries, terrorists, all kinds of forces are fighting in this land.

The people living here evolved from panic and fear at the beginning, then anger, then sadness, and now they are enjoying the misery.

Since bombs can fall from above your head at any time, bullets can pierce your body at any time, and you can be killed in the next second at any time, then why not be happy.

Everyone wants to leave, but not everyone has the ability to leave.

If you want to abandon your home at will and go to an unknown safety zone, you must first pass through a large war-torn death zone and pass through broken countries.

In this case, it is better to live with your family and die together when death comes.

But Abu Kamal has become quiet today.

The government troops originally stationed here became more nervous at this time. A large number of vehicles, including tanks and armored vehicles, blocked the roads everywhere. Soldiers were stationed in machine gun bunkers and sniper points, as if they were waiting for something.

The people in Abu Kamal were also panicked and didn't know what was happening.

Since the government forces retaken the city from a terrorist group with the help of the Russian army, the last major war was when the rebels supported by the Eagle Country came to attack last year. The city has enjoyed a rare peace for almost half a year.

, is everything going to change again today?

On the second floor of a critical building, a middle-aged man, Beda, was nervously watching the intersection through the window, wanting to see what was going on.

As one of the few remaining journalists in Abu Kamal, his professional sensitivity gave him a vague feeling that something big was about to happen.

Those soldiers who were loyal to their duties did not seem to have murderous intentions, but were waiting for some important moment.

Soon, a heavily armed army appeared in the wilderness in the distance, with the Stars and Stripes flying in the sky, which was particularly conspicuous.

The moment he saw the flag, Beida couldn't help but take a breath.

It’s the army of the Eagle Nation!

Are they going to completely tear off their skin and not even want to fight a proxy war, but are going to directly go into battle naked and fight the Syrian army and the Russian army?

If this is the case, bombs will definitely fall from the sky soon!

Beida immediately looked up to the sky, trying to see if he could see the shadow of the unmanned bomber.

But he himself also knew that this was simply an extravagant hope. Those planes flew too high and could not be detected by the naked eye.

But then he discovered that the Eagle Nation army that had just appeared was not large in number. It only had dozens of armored vehicles, infantry fighting vehicles and heavy off-road vehicles. The total number was probably only a few hundred people.

When the government troops guarding the city saw the appearance of the Eagle Nation troops, they did not launch an attack. Instead, they fired a signal flare.

Then the Eagle Nation army was seen quickly passing through the roadblock opened by the government troops, entering the city of Abu Kamal, and headed towards the only building in the center of the city that was not dilapidated.

That building was once the largest Oasis Hotel in Abu Kamal. It miraculously escaped the previous wars. Except for some bullet holes in the walls, it was not attacked by bombs and artillery shells.

The vehicle of the Eagle Nation Army stopped in front of the Oasis Hotel to be on guard, and then several soldiers wearing general uniforms were seen getting out of the vehicle and entering the hotel.

While Beida was wondering, another motorcade was winding towards him in the distance.

The moment he saw this convoy, Beida already understood that it was an ally of the government forces and an advisory group of the Russians.

It is said that it is an advisory group and volunteers, but in fact it is directly sending ground special forces to participate in the war.

The Russians drove straight in, driving several armored vehicles and tanks towards the Oasis Hotel.

Is this going to... mean peace talks!?

Beda's eyes flashed with excitement, and he almost jumped up and cheered. Unable to suppress his excitement, he picked up the only remaining young son beside him and kissed his forehead hard.

If peace talks can really be reached, they will no longer have to live in fear every day under the shadow of war!

And if the other party chose Abu Kamal as the location for peace talks, it means that at least they will not attack this city.

Just as Beida was thinking about it, another roar of engines coming from a motorcade was heard in the distance, and he saw an army with strange flags quickly arriving outside the city.

The size of this army was much larger, with hundreds of tanks and armored vehicles, plus other miscellaneous vehicles such as pickup trucks, jeeps, off-road vehicles, and modified artillery. There were at least several thousand people.

scale.

And that flag made Beida's heart tremble.

This is the rebel team!

This amount of firepower was enough to topple Abu Kamal.

Are these rebels here to disrupt peace talks?

Or do they have no idea that the peace talks are going to take place, so they are preparing to attack Abu Kamal?

If that happens, no peace talks can be carried out, and this place will immediately turn into a hell of killing!

Fortunately, what Beida was worried about did not happen. A dozen pickup trucks and off-road vehicles separated from the convoy of thousands of people and rushed directly towards Abu Kamal.

The government troops guarding Abu Kamal seemed to have been notified, and instead of embarrassing the rebels, they let them in directly.

As expected, the direction they headed towards was also the Oasis Hotel in the city.

Beida's heart became excited again.

This is really about peace talks!

Behind the rebels is the Eagle Nation army, and behind the government army is the Russian army. It can be said that these four parties gathered together, especially the Eagle Nation and the Russians were sitting together, obviously not to discuss how to fight next!

We really need peace talks!

He was feeling excited when he heard the sound of a helicopter propeller whizzing from the sky.

Beda quickly leaned out of the window and looked into the sky.

A dozen armed helicopters bearing the emblem of the Saudi royal family were seen passing by this building and flying towards the Oasis Hotel in the center of the city.

Then there was another roar of fighter planes. This time there were also several armed helicopters, but the insignia of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) was printed on the fuselage. There were also four F35s passing by from low altitude, as if to show off.

their force.

Beida couldn't help but feel that some of her brains were not enough.

Israelis and Saudis?

What are they here for?

Beida picked up a somewhat broken telescope and looked over, and saw that these helicopters were also falling in the direction of the Oasis Hotel.

Soon, the roar of vehicles and the roar of engines were heard again and again, and convoys and flight formations of various sizes entered Abu Kamal, making this large southeastern border city lively.

Relying on his professionalism, Beida identified that among the people who came were Persians, Turkish people, Iraqi government troops, Kurds, etc., there were even a few riding camels wearing full moons.

The men with scimitars entered the city and received a very grand welcome.

It seems that all the forces in the Middle East have sent people to gather together.

Finally, there were actually several engineering vehicles and off-road vehicles that drove up. Some people in engineering helmets and overalls got out of these vehicles and looked hurriedly. It seemed that they had arrived in such a hurry that they had not had time to change clothes.
Chapter completed!