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Thousands of Russian private contractors fighting in Syria
[IsraelTimes] Firm tied to 'Putin's chef' allegedly part of Moscow's attempt to hide extent of its involvement in Syrian civil war

The St. Petersburg-based website Fontanka reported that about 3,000 Russians under contract to the Wagner group have fought in Syria since 2015, months before Russia’s two-year military campaign helped to turn the tide of the civil war in favor of Syrian Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneck al-Assad
Light of the Alawites...
, a longtime Moscow ally.
Posted by: trailing wife 2017-12-13
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=503582