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| Iranian general admits 'fighting every aspect of a war' in defending Syria's Assad | |
| 2012-08-29 | |
Iran, in continuing to support the Syrian government's crackdown against protestors, publicly stated that it is sending military personnel from its elite Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps to Syria.
Though many have pointed for quite some time to the symbiotic relationship between Tehran and Damascus, including Iran's training of Syrian cyber police and sending tactical support and cash, the statement appears to be the Iranian regime's first public account of military participation in Syria. Public acknowledgment of Iran's manpower support and military involvement in Syria comes at a time when international pressure against Syria is at its peak and the Syrian regime's massacre against its civilians is most violent. Syrian military defections are on the rise, and many soldiers are often unwilling to fire at protesting crowds. "Today, Syria is resisting as our front's surrogate, and we all have a responsibility to support it and to not let the line fall," Iran's semi-official Fars News Agency quoted Mullah Hussein Taeb as saying. Taeb is a well-known suppressor of the 2009 Iranian uprisings, as head of intelligence for the Revolutionary Guard, and right-hand man to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. | |
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| #7 Two ships won't evacuate 100,000 people. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2012-08-29 20:53 |
| #6 So IIUC, the good General is basically admitting that Iran has formally but PDeniably intervened in Syria??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2012-08-29 19:55 |
| #5 "100,000 Russian citizens currently reside in Syria" so two ships are in route in case things get more difficult. |
| Posted by: Dale 2012-08-29 18:06 |
| #4 according to Debka ... Russians pulling out of Syria this week. If so - it's got nothing to do with Assad. They obviously believe something bigger is coming ... and fast. |
| Posted by: Raider 2012-08-29 12:41 |
| #3 My impression is that the West started this by using Syria as a pressure point on Iran. However, this conflict is mushrooming into a full-scale war ... especially with so many foreign interests involved. The next major MidEast war could start as the "Syrian War". Not only will Syria be devastated - but it will unlock conflicts across a host of people groups inside the Middle East. Unlike previous ME wars - this is not just Israel vs. Neighbor. There are many hostile influences and many people looking to re-align their borders, extract revenge, or get a tit-for-tat. It has the potential to become a true multi-party conflict before the dust settles. |
| Posted by: Raider 2012-08-29 10:16 |
| #2 Time to take the fight to the Iranian stooges. Targetted assassinations in Syria, funding and supplying opposition militias in Iran. Bleed them everywhere |
| Posted by: Frank G 2012-08-29 09:40 |
| #1 With the election so close Obama has not the will nor the vision to do what is right. He is fine hiding in the shadows as a puppeteer. Perhaps he will wait till after the election when he will have more power to influence these events. The truth is those close to him will have to make the call. Should it turn out well he will take the credit. Now its legacy time for him. |
| Posted by: Dale 2012-08-29 07:53 |