Iraq, Iran Fighters Deployed To Defend Damascus: Security Source

[Purveyor]

Source: Agence France-Presse

Beirut (AFP) - Thousands of Iranian and Iraqi fighters have been deployed in Syria in past weeks to bolster the defences of Damascus and its surroundings, a Syrian security source told AFP on Wednesday.

"Around 7,000 Iranian and Iraqi fighters have arrived in Syria over the past few weeks and their first priority is the defence of the capital. The larger contingent is Iraqi," the source said on condition of anonymity.

"The goal is to reach 10,000 men to support the Syrian army and pro-government militias, firstly in Damascus, and then to retake Jisr al-Shughur because it is key to the Mediterranean coast and the Hama region" in central Syria, he added.

Syria's government lost control of Jisr al-Shughur in northwestern Idlib province on April 25, as a coalition of opposition forces including Al-Qaeda affiliate Al-Nusra Front swept through the region.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-iran-fighters-deployed-defend-damascus-security-source-143253360.html

[Comrade Grumpy]

1. At least someone is fighting against ISIS.

[roamer65]

2. So Assad was right.

He said that civil war in Syria would end up as a regional war. Here come the Iranians. It will be interesting to see how the Israelis behave with Iranian troops on the Golan border.

[bemildred]

4. It will be interesting to see what Turkey thinks of it too. nt

[jamzrockz]

3. Good for them

The last of the moderate rebels have been disbanded so they are defending Damascus from terrorists but articles written these days about the Syria war will never tell you that.

Btw, there was news yesterday of how the state department is accusing the Syrian administration of supporting ISIS. Sometimes I think this administration things we are all stupid. Its Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Jordan etc are the ones supporting ISIS. Iran, Hezbollah, Syria are the ones fighting it.

Btw, good luck to all those brave soldiers doing the heavy lifting. I don't pray much these days but I will start praying again and I will have you in my prayers.