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Russia posts troops 8km from the Israeli Golan
Russia has quietly moved troops to a point in southern Syria that is 8km from Israel’s Golan border, in the face of Israeli objections, DEBKAfile reports exclusively. Moscow used the uproar over the Temple Mount standoff and the diplomatic crisis between Israel and Jordan to cover its creeping troop deployment almost up do Syria's borders with Israel and Jordan.
...Most of the Russian troops were recruited in Chechnya, Dagestan and Ingushetia, republics known for their Muslim extremist activity.
Israel has repeatedly objected to the proximity of this Russian military presence, and asked the Trump administration to prevent it. But the protests from Jerusalem went unheeded in Washington and Moscow. President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary James Mattis regard the creation of US-Russian sponsored ceasefire zones in southwestern Syria as an essential component of their military cooperation in Syria and the war on ISIS.
...Moscow announced the Russian deployment after the fact in messages to Washington, Jerusalem and Amman. They were all too engrossed in coping with the crises that had sprung up over Temple Mount and in relations between Jerusalem and Amman to pay much attention to this Russian fait accompli.
Another source says it's 8 miles away.
ReplyDeleteEither way, it's pretty close.
The question is: why would troops from Chechnya, Dagestan and Ingushetia, who are Sunni, fight along side Assad's forces who are Shia.
ReplyDeleteCould they become a barrier between Syrian forces and the rebels? Where exactly are the rebels fighting? Or maybe they are deployed to destroy the rebels? Think! Russia wants to rule the ME. How does this contribute to Russia rulership? Russia hegemony?
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