By Free Republic | Created at 2024-12-03 01:19:45 | Updated at 2024-12-04 08:48:35
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Iran-backed militants enter Syria to bolster Bashar al-Assad's regime - after Syrian rebels 'seize Aleppo'
The Daily Mail ^ | 03 Dec 2024 | VANESSA ALLEN
Posted on 12/02/2024 4:56:40 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
Iran-backed militants entered Syria yesterday to bolster dictator Bashar al-Assad’s regime against the Islamist rebels who seized Aleppo.
Militias crossed into the war-torn country from neighbouring Iraq, following a lightning offensive against the Syrian army by rebel forces from the hardline Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and Turkish rebel groups.
Their seizure of Aleppo, Syria’s second city, and swathes of territory in the north of the country has reignited the deadly civil war in Syria and shocked its allies in Russia and Iran.
President Assad blamed the West for the ‘terrorist escalation’, and accused the US and its allies of attempting to redraw the map of the Middle East.
A statement from his office said: ‘The terrorist escalation reflects the far-reaching goals of dividing the region and fragmenting the countries in it and redraw the map in line with the objectives of the United States and the West.’
Russia and Iran vowed to continue their support for the Assad regime, and Russian premier Vladimir Putin spoke with his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian yesterday.
He sent Russian fighter jets to pound Aleppo and the rebels’ northern stronghold Idlib, and the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights estimated 500 people had been killed since fighting began last week, including 92 civilians.
Hundreds of Iranian-backed militias crossed into Syria from Iraq, including fighters from Kataib Hezbollah, an elite Shia armed faction with a reputation for deadly attacks against military and diplomatic targets.
It is the most powerful group in the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, which has claimed more than 150 attacks on US forces since the war in Gaza began, and has been designated as a terrorist organisation in the US.
They were expected to head north to support the Syrian government forces in counter attacks against the HTS offensive.
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To: MinorityRepublican
I can never follow this stuff.
The US likes Assad.
The US dislikes Iran.
Iran is entering Syria to help Assad.
Whatever dude.
To: MinorityRepublican
Turkish Muslims, Syrian Muslims, and Iranian Muslims, and Russians.
Is it bad that I don’t care which ones beat the crap out of the others? Just stand back and enjoy the show.
3 posted on 12/02/2024 5:01:46 PM PST by Vermont Lt
To: Vermont Lt
Just stand back and enjoy the show.
The USA is part of this show's main cast.
4 posted on 12/02/2024 5:08:42 PM PST by PGR88
To: Vermont Lt
Yep was stupid for us to get involved in Syria from the start.
5 posted on 12/02/2024 5:08:43 PM PST by MNJohnnie (Don't blame me, my congressman is MTG!)
To: ClearCase_guy
I just wonder how come these old guys never die! He’s been in power forever, hasn’t he?
To: MinorityRepublican
Turkish backed Islamic Jihadists or Iran-backed militants, who's the biggest evil?
7 posted on 12/02/2024 5:11:59 PM PST by McGruff (Where's Biden?)
To: MinorityRepublican
8 posted on 12/02/2024 5:15:14 PM PST by McGruff (Where's Biden?)
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