“Syria is occupied by the Iranian regime,” he said. “Who runs the country isn’t Bashar Assad but Kassem Suleimani, the head of Iran’s al-Quds Brigades [within the Revolutionary Guards].”
Hijab’s comments come less than a week after a Washington Post article claimed Iran and Hezbollah were “building a network of militias” in Syria to protect their interests when Assad falls. The militias are fighting alongside the regime, sources told the newspaper, but also preparing for a day-after scenario in which Assad is gone. A senior Obama administration official put the number of Iranian mercenaries in Syria at 50,000.That 'leading from behind' sure is working out well, isn't it?
Labels: Bashar al-Assad, Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Iranian-Syrian axis, Syrian uprising
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 3:19 PM
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