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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Israel’s Mossad anticipates “Small Syria” in 2015
2015-01-01
[IraqiNews.com] On Tuesday, Saudi newspaper ‘al-Hayat’ reported, that Israel’s Mossad anticipates
...and we are informed of this by an article published in the Iraqi News, which makes one wonder if any Israelis are connected to this prediction...
that the year 2015 is likely to witness the emergence of a “Small Syria” led by Assad’s regime.

“Israel’s Mossad and Syrian experts along with the Iranians who are working together in Syria have come to a conclusion which anticipates the emergence of a small Syria led by Bashir al-Assad,” al-Hayat reported.

“The Syrian Army will not be able to achieve the desired change in Syria, and that’s why they will try to compromise between the rebels and al-Assad’s regime…There would be a small Syria with a stable Gulan and separate war zones.”
Posted by:trailing wife

#2  Iran has 80m people. Iraq has 16m Shiites. Syria's Sunni Arabs aren't just fighting the Alawites. They're fighting Iranians and Iraqi Shiites. Iraq has a long border with Syria, so getting Iranians and Iraqi Shiites across isn't a big deal. And then there's Lebanon's 1.5m Shiites, who have a much bigger stake in the festivities because of Syria's territorial claims. If IS takes Lebanon, what will Israel do? Bottom line is that the road ahead for IS is paved with obstacles, unless Allah makes himself known by smiting the infidel.
Posted by: Zhang Fei   2015-01-01 17:49  

#1  Because Iran can no longer afford a big Syria.
Posted by: phil_b   2015-01-01 00:26  

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