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Report: Russia disbanding Syrian militia it formed, opening up Golan for Iran
[IsraelTimes] Russia is disbanding a militia it formed, funded, and armed in southern Syria over the past few years, Channel 12 reports, without citing sources.The network’s Arab affairs analyst Ehud Ya’ari says the Syrian and Iranian regimes have long been unhappy with the force, which did not answer to either of them but rather to Moscow. Ya’ari says Moscow has now stopped paying salaries to militia members and is demanding that they hand in their arms to the Syrian military. "This opens a wide door for the Iranians, for  Hezbollah, for Assad’s forces... to complete a takeover of all this region near the [Israeli] Golan."Related: Golan: 2021-10-19 Syria buries former lawmaker allegedly killed by Israeli sniper fire Golan: 2021-10-17 Syria Accuses Israel of Assassinating Official Near Golan Heights Golan: 2021-10-15 Strike yesterday by Israel reportedly hit near a crude oil processing plant south of Palmyra in Syria and a communications tower nearby Posted by: trailing wife 2021-10-21 |
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