Iran to ‘deploy 4,000-strong force’ to Syria as US military set to stay in Jordan

Iran to ‘deploy 4,000-strong force’ to Syria as US military set to stay in Jordan

Published time: June 16, 2013 22:02 
Edited time: June 16, 2013 22:53

Iran will deploy 4,000 Revolutionary Guards to Syria to bolster Damascus against a mostly Sunni-led insurgency, media reported. Meanwhile, US F-16s and Patriots will stay in Jordan – speculatively, to help establish a no-fly zone to aid Syrian rebels.

The deployment of the first several-thousand strong military contingent was reported by The Independent on Sunday who quoted Iranian sources tied to the state’s security apparatus. The sources said the move signals Iran’s intention to drastically step up its efforts to preserve the government of President Bashar Assad. 

The Islamic Republic’s heightened military commitment could reportedly extend to the opening up of a new “Syrian” front on the Golan Heights against Israel. 

Golan Heights have recently become a source of new instability with increasing cross-border fire and Austria withdrawing its peacekeepers from the buffer area after a checking point became the spot of military dispute between and Assad's and opposition's forces. 

This stirred concern in the UN with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warning the fragile state of no-war between Tel-Aviv and Damascus is at risk. 

“The ongoing military activities in the [Golan] area of separation continue to have the potential to escalate tensions between Israel and the Syrian Arab Republic and to jeopardize the cease-fire between the two countries,” Ban Ki-moon said in a June 13 statement. 

Journalists have frequently asked Assad whether he plans to open a resistance front at Golans. The option discussion was brought back to the table after every air strike on the Syrian territory pinned on Israel. Tel-Aviv always stopped short of confirming the strikes but hinted that it would do “whatever it takes” to stop arms supplies to Lebanon’s Hezbollah even if convoys are found going through Syria. 

The strikes resonated across the world – and back in February Saeed Jalili, head of Iran’s National Security Council, warned Israel would “regret” them.

…vs. US troops in Jordan?

Reports of Iran’s decision to get directly involved in the Syrian conflict come just days after Israel’s ally, the US, chose to reverse its policy of not providing lethal aid to rebel fighters. The argument the Obama Administration used was that Damascus had crossed a red line by deploying chemical weapons against opposition forces on four separate occasions. 
  
Washington’s policy shift has quickly materialized on multiple fronts, some of them also in the press. 

On Saturday, the Pentagon announced a detachment of F-16s and US Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems dispatched to Jordan for the ongoing joint Eager Lion military exercise will remain in the country once the training drills conclude. 

FULL STORY: http://rt.com/news/iran-troop-deployment-syria-782/

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Comment by Roy Patterson on June 17, 2013 at 11:40pm

We need to stay the hell out of the Syrian civil war. The people the president and John McCain want to help are worse that the Syrian Government. This is a ploy of Obama's to get the Scandles off the headlines like IRS gate, APgate, Spygate and Fast/furious gate. The whole news media is following along like sheep and telling everyone again that Syria has weapons of mass distruction just like they lied about Iraq. When will the stupid, dumb public ever wake up. Maybe never in my life time.

Comment by truth on June 17, 2013 at 10:36pm
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