Times Of Israel: Assad denies presence of Iranian forces in Syria, but acknowledges advisers
Dictator says upgrading air defenses 'with Russian help' is the only way to deter Israel.
Syrian President Bashar Assad on Thursday denied the presence in his country of any Iranian troops.
Much of Iran’s infrastructure in Syria has been set up on Syrian military bases, Israel says, and the IDF has frequently hit Syrian air defenses during strikes on Iranian targets.
Earlier this month, the Israeli Air Force carried out its biggest operation in Syria in 40 years when it attacked more than 50 Iranian targets in response to an Iranian rocket barrage at the Golan Heights, amid warnings from Jerusalem that it would not tolerate Tehran’s attempts to entrench itself militarily on Israel’s northern border.
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Update #1: 'There are no Iranian troops in Syria,' Assad says (Jerusalem Post)
Update #2: Assad: There are no Iranian forces in Syria (Ynet News)
WNU Editor:Does anyone really believe him?
"Syrian President Bashar Assad on Thursday denied the presence in his country of any Iranian troops."
ReplyDeleteOf course! and the earth is flat too........
"Does anyone really believe him?" I'm sure there is a pro-Assad ideologue who believes him out there somewhere who believes such nonsense.
ReplyDeleteHezbollah, formed and funded by Iran, is NOT considered Iranian troops in this silliness...they do not wear the official and only authorized outfits, befitting those who serve so nobly in Iranian Armed Forces!
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