Syria Reports 15,000 Elite Iranian Revolutionary Guard Soldiers Trained In Unconventional Warfare, Have Arrived To Help Assad Crush The Violent Uprising.<\/h3>\n
The online edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel is reporting that a deployment of 15,000 elite Iranian soldiers trained in unconventional warfare have just recently arrived in Syria to help the Assad regime crush the violent uprising.<\/p>\n
The news comes as Russia and China vetoed a U.N. security council resolution to condemn Assad\u2019s tactics in crushing the rebellion. Non-stop video footage of the tactics shown repeatedly on western media outlets has showed repeated mortar assaults on what appears to be civilian housing. Those media reports came along with a disclaimer that the authenticity or claims in the video can not be verified because media outlets are banned from entering Syria.<\/p>\n
Another interesting story here is for Iranian troops to have just entered Syria, almost at the same time of the U.N. resolution vote, Iran must have deployed their troops some time ago. Clearly, the U.S. and their allies would have known of about the movement of Iranian troops.<\/p>\n
Had the U.N. resolution passed, Iran would have inadvertently acted in violation the U.N. resolution, possible giving the west an excuse to launch attacks against Iran. Perhaps this is part of the reason China and Russia vetoed the resolution.<\/p>\n
From Peak Oil\u2019s Public Policy section:<\/p>\n
\nReport: Top Iran military official aiding Assad\u2019s crackdown on Syria opposition<\/a><\/h1>\n
Prominent Syrian lawmaker says the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard\u2019s elite Quds Force has recently arrived in the country to help manage Assad\u2019s regime brutal suppression of a 11-month-long popular unrest.<\/h3>\n
A top Iranian military official is actively aiding the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad in suppressing popular unrest throughout the country, a top member of the National Syrian Council said on Monday.<\/p>\n