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Tuesday 14 February 2012Iran increases presence in Syria
Ynetnews -- Iran has significantly increased its involvement in Syria over the past few days, Ynet learned Monday. The presence of Iran's Revolutionary Guards and Hezbollah operatives assisting Syrian President Bashar Assad's in his brutal crackdown of protesters now number in the high hundreds; while the Arab League said that it will not supply the rebels with arms unless the bloodshed comes to a halt. The majority of Iranian and Hezbollah operatives in Syria supply Assad's army with intelligence and train the Damascus forces on weapons' maintenance and reconnaissance. A smaller group of operatives is involved in the actual fighting. Tehran has also increased the financial assistance it lends Damascus. It also maintains regular flights to the Syrian capital – a practice Arab League members have suspended due to the escalating violence. An Arab diplomat said that the Arab League "Will offer the Opposition funding and diplomatic assistance at first, but if the regime's killing continues, we must help the citizens protect themselves… The decision grants the Arab nations the possibility to defend the Syrian people." |