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2015-12-12 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Is Iran withdrawing from the fight to back Assad?

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Posted by ryuge 2015-12-12 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

#1 I'd say the death of Suleimani was probably a contributing factor.
With the Iranians out Russia will have it's hands full.

Posted by jvalentour 2015-12-12 03:06|| 2015-12-12 03:06|| Front Page Top

#2 With oil at $35/barrel, they have a cashflow problem.

Posted by phil_b 2015-12-12 04:24|| 2015-12-12 04:24|| Front Page Top

#3 Didn't know that Suleimani was dead....yet.

Heard he'd been 'injured' in the head last month, but they did cancel a big speech he was to give last Monday.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2015-12-12 08:04|| 2015-12-12 08:04|| Front Page Top

#4 The Iranians may have decided to put some distance between them and whatever other shoe drops re Russia and Turkey.

Posted by ed in texas 2015-12-12 16:14|| 2015-12-12 16:14|| Front Page Top

#5 IRG troops have been crucial in the latest govt offensive near aleppo

and they've taken heavy causalties

but they've also retaken several villages and lots of land

Posted by lord garth 2015-12-12 18:23|| 2015-12-12 18:23|| Front Page Top

#6 With Putin helping Assad does Iran really need to be in there? Might just remind the Western Nations to the greater Shia/Sunni conflict.

Posted by rjschwarz 2015-12-12 21:22|| 2015-12-12 21:22|| Front Page Top

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