Syria: Iran Is Going In
Recently a number of sources on the net started citing an influential London-based newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat that is funded by Saudi Arabia. According to these sources the newspaper claimed that Russia is going to turn its back on Syria. Allegedly, after a number of sensitive defeats of pro-Assad forces, Russia started reconsidering its position on Moscow’s traditional ally in the Middle East. Journalists funded by Saudi Arabia are convinced that the Syrian army is destroyed, cities are falling into the hands of Islamist one after another, and the whole defense perimeter of the Syrian state has simply collapsed. It’s been claimed that ISIL controls 50% of Syria’s territory and President Bashar al Assad has managed to retain control of no more than 8% of oil and gas resources in Syria.
According to the above mentioned sources, a reversal in Russian policy has been marked by Moscow’s negotiations with the Gulf States. Asharq Al-Awsat claims that a total of one hundred high-profile Russian officials along with their families have already been evacuated from Latakia. Allegedly, a joint operational staff, composed of Russian, Iranian and Hezbollah officers is being evacuated now. Moreover, Asharq Al-Awsat claims that in April at a meeting of intelligence representatives of Russia and the West, for the first time ever Russian officials were not insisting on keeping Assad in power. At the same time speculations about “serious discussions” between Russia and the United States on the future of Syria in the Arab media are appearing with each passing day.
First appeared: http://journal-neo.org/2015/06/02/syria-iran-is-going-in/
