Chapter 914 Great Pressure

After sunset, the convoy veered off the highway and stopped in the desert.

Having traveled all day, they had covered half the distance within Iraq. It was possible to continue driving to the Syria-Iraq border by swapping drivers without resting, and by doing so, they would likely arrive at the Syrian border by noon the next day.

Although the Syrian Rebels controlled the southern border region of Syria, the route Gao Yang's group was taking was the main artery for receiving aid. Munitions continuously flowed into Syria, and the Syrian Air Force, still largely intact, frequently launched airstrikes on convoys crossing the border to cut off the rebels' supply of munitions, making daytime border crossings risky.

Crossing the border at night posed no problem, as the Syrian Air Force basically lacked the capability to conduct night attacks.