The Iranian, Russian, Chinese and Syrian armies are due to stage joint amphibious drills along the Syrian costs in coming weeks, informed sources said, according to Fars News Agency.

Sources said 90,000 troops from the four countries will take part in the land and sea wargames due to be held in Syria. Land, air and sea forces as well as air defense and rocket units of the four countries will take part in the exercise.

Sources also said that Egypt has acceded to grant passage to 12 Chinese warships to sail through the Suez Canal, adding that the military convoy is due to dock at the Syrian harbors in the next two weeks.

Russian atomic submarines and warships, aircraft carriers and mine-clearing destroyers as well as Iranian battleships and submarines will also arrive in Syria at around the same date.

Syria plans to test its coast-to-sea and air defense missiles in the wargames.

A total of 400 warplanes and 1,000 tanks will also be used in the exercises.

A Syrian official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, informed two weeks ago that the drills would be conducted in Syria soon.

Unofficial sources also said the four countries are now busy with taking swift preparatory measures for these biggest-ever wargames in the Middle-East.

Sham Life reported that the maneuvers will be stage in less than one month from now, that is early June.