Iran has doubled forces on Israeli border since 2018, report claims: Syrian opposition source

[SalarHaqq]

Speaks to the failure of the entire Isra"el"i bombing campaign against Syria, whose announced primary goal it is to force the Resistance Axis (Iranian and allied forces) to withdraw. Instead, Iran is steadily pursuing its build-up on the border to Occupied Golan, thereby strengthening its deterrence power against zionist and American aggressors every day.

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Iran has doubled forces on Israeli border since 2018, report claims

Istanbul-based Jusoor research institute, which has close ties to Syrian opposition forces, says the number of bases used by pro-Iranian militias and Iranian satellite Hezbollah has increased from 40 to 88 since 2018.

By Neta Bar

Published on 08-23-2021 07:42
Last modified: 08-23-2021 07:42



A map of Iran's bases in Syria, as of January 2021 | Screenshot: Jusoor for Studies

The Iranian presence on the Syrian-Israel border is a well-known fact, but a new report from a Syrian research institute reveals just how deeply Iran has entrenched itself on Israel's northern border.

The report was compiled by the Istanbul-based research institute Jusoor for Studies, which maintains close contact with the forces that oppose Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime.

According to the report, in the two years since Russia, the US, Jordan and Israel signed a 2018 agreement promising to lessen Iran's presence on the Syrian Golan heights, the Iranian military presence in southern Syria has more than doubled, and it is deployed in preparation for a future confrontation with Israel.

The report claims that from 2018-2021, the number of military bases and outposts of pro-Iranian militias and Hezbollah in southern Syria has increased from 40 to 88. It also reveals that bases of the Syrian Army, particularly the 90th Brigade deployed from southern Syrian to Damascus, serve as logistics backing for the pro-Iranian militias in the country.

Hezbollah sites in Syria as of January 2021 (Jusoor for Studies)

In addition, the report claims that the militia personnel includes fighters from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, and Lebanon, and that its command echelon is mostly comprised of members of the Revolutionary Guards Corps serving in Syria disguised as militia members or Syrian army officers.

The report presents two main lines of bases belonging to the militias, Hezbollah, and bases used by both groups. One line is located very close to the Israeli border and the center of it is located near the Druze village of Khader in the northern Syrian Golan. The second line runs for some 30 km. (18.5 miles) eastward, and its purpose is to supply equipment and launching sport for rockets and artillery fire for frontline fighters.

According to the report, the forces loyal to Iran in Syria also help the Assad forces oppress the local population, which in July led an uprising near the city Daraa.

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[Falcon29]

There is hardly any Iranian forces in Syria, they are militias recruited from Afghanistan and Iraq to fight the Assad regime's battles in Daraa, Idlib, around Damascus and to transport equipment along Iraqi border. None of the presence of these militias has any relation to Israel. OP makes it sound like Iran is preparing for ground invasion of Israel. He thinks he can fool people. Iran is meeting status quo Israel wants, and Russia is the decision maker in Syria. For Israel, it wants Iran to leave it alone to allow it to annex more Palestinian land. And Iran wants Israel to leave it alone to annex Arab lands. Both are meeting each other status quo and satisfied with the equation. None will ever fight each other. All these forces to make up for manpower shortage of Syrian army.

 

[SalarHaqq]

Someone seems not to have read correctly. You mention deterrence power, and they translate it onto "preparing for a ground invasion of Isra"el" (I still don't know what "Israel" without quotation marks is supposed to be). As if that wouldn't be a completely brainless kind of strategy for a country like Iran in its drawn out cold war against the zionist settler regime.

The border region with the Occupied Golan does not feature any routes or communication lines connecting Damascus, Deraa and Idlib to each other. Of course the increasing concentration of Iranian-led forces at this border has everything to do with the zionist entity, with establishing deterrence against the latter and pressuring it, just like Mossad presence in the Kurdish region of Iraq and in Azerbaijan Republic has everything to do with Iran. This is and has always been how antagonistic powers conduct a cold war against each other.

Iran wants to "annex Arab land", sure... Some first rate science fiction right there.

Funny also how they throw accusations around that one is seeking to "fool" people, when the source of the article is in fact the Syrian opposition, which never questioned any of the above.

 

[SalarHaqq]

These militias armed and trained by Iran are there to provide manpower for the Syrian regime, lead the offensives against rebels in Idlib and Daraa, and to secure Iranian interests there long term.

Units stationed at the border with Occupied Golan have nothing to do with offensives in Deraa, not to mention Idlib of all places (located hundreds of kilometers away).

Nowhere in their objective is to attack Israel or even aim a weapon at it.

Only morons in charge would initiate a ground attack on the zionist entity - just like Pakistan would be foolish to invade India on a whim. This war is fought asymmetrically and with indirect means, hence why it is a cold war.

This is propaganda by terrorist, deceiving regimes who seek to fool people about their intentions.

This is information provided by the Syrian opposition. Good to know the quoted subject considers them as terrorists and deceivers.

-We leave you alone to annex Palestinian land
-You leave us alone to annex Arab lands

Facts about Iran's support for the Palestinian Resistance, confirmed a hundred times by Palestinian leaders themselves, suggest otherwise.

 

[Falcon29]

Funny also how they throw accusations around that one is seeking to "fool" people, when the source of the article is in fact the Syrian opposition, which never questioned any of the above.

They have incentive to play that up. Problem is they are clueless people and don't understand the Shaytaan's people to push people away from God. Shaytaan don't care about politics or political battles, he's wanting to corrupt peoples hearts. Iran-Al-Dajjal regime is a part of that.

Units stationed at the border with Occupied Golan have nothing to do with offensives in Deraa, not to mention Idlib of all places (located hundreds of kilometers away).

Lol, so what are they are there for? They are there to defend Damascus from Daraa rebels. They don't have a single weapon aimed at Israel from Syria. They are there to make up for manpower shortage of Syrian army, no matter where in Syria they are deployed.

Only morons in charge would initiate a ground attack on the zionist entity - just like Pakistan would be foolish to invade India on a whim. This war is fought asymmetrically and with indirect means, hence why it is a cold war.

Golan Heights has nothing to do with asymmetric warfare. Iranian sponsored militias are there to fight rebels, not even to direct one attack against Israel. There is no 'war'. Iran and Israel have been at peace for decades. Never got in one war. Never killed each other ever. Meeting each other's status quo.

Facts about Iran's support for the Palestinian Resistance, confirmed a hundred times by Palestinian leaders themselves, suggest otherwise.

Palestinians hardly receive any support from Iran. It's tiny support. Agreed upon between Iran, Israel, and Egyptian regime. It's part of Dajjal's scheme to corrupt Muslim's beliefs by playing up Iran as a savior for Muslims. It's bigger than Palestinians and what they are aware of. Iran-Al-Dajjal's regime is cooperating with Israel to arm Ethopia against the people of Egypt and to strengthen people who will destory Kaaba in future. Iran has no existential struggle against Israel. They both view Muslims as their enemies and have deep rooted historical rivalries with Muslims. No believers are believing you or Iran-Al-Dajjal's regime.

 

[aryobarzan]

Looks like hitting empty huts in Syria to scare Iranians has produced opposite results ....do jews gets anything right these days...killing iranian scientist produced 60% enriched uranium...what kind of childish strategy these people think of behind those concrete walls!!!!

 

[jamal18]

OP. Doubled its forces? You mean now there's two?

 

[SalarHaqq]

They have incentive to play that up. Problem is they are clueless people and don't understand the Shaytaan's people to push people away from God.

So the Syrian opposition are clueless now? Good to know.

Lol, so what are they are there for? They are there to defend Damascus from Daraa rebels.

Except that roads from Damascus to Deraa don't pass through the border area with Occupied Golan.

They don't have a single weapon aimed at Israel from Syria. They are there to make up for manpower shortage of Syrian army, no matter where in Syria they are deployed.

Border with Occupied Golan = border with the zionist entity. There has been no increased rebel activity there since 2018, so Iran doubling the number of allied units in this zone means they have their weapons aimed at the zionists.

Golan Heights has nothing to do with asymmetric warfare.

It has everything to do with Iran deterring the zionist entity and exerting pressure on it though.

Iranian sponsored militias are there to fight rebels, not even to direct one attack against Israel. There is no 'war'. Iran and Israel have been at peace for decades. Never got in one war. Never killed each other ever. Meeting each other's status quo.

Simplistic view of geopolitics. There has been an extremely intensive cold war between Iran and the zionist occupation regime for 42 years (there's no such thing as "Israel" without quotation marks; this type of neutral spelling is used by those who recognize the illegal entity as legitimate). And in fact, no other conflict has marked the history of the region as much as this one.

Also, every reader can easily note the blatant double-standards contained in the above quote: when Iranian-sponsored groups such as Hezbollah or Palestinian Jihad fight zionists occupiers, "Iran and "Israel" have been at peace". But when Iranian-sponsored groups rein in (zionist- and western-backed) rebels in Syria, all of a sudden Iran's "there to fight rebels".

Palestinians hardly receive any support from Iran. It's tiny support.

All Palestinian leaders, in addition to Palestinian analysts, say otherwise. I will take their word over those of a random internet user any day of the week.

Agreed upon between Iran, Israel, and Egyptian regime. It's part of Dajjal's scheme to corrupt Muslim's beliefs by playing up Iran as a savior for Muslims.

Ah, yes sure, the zionist regime has agreed to Iran arming the Palestinian Resistance... Of course! And the Palestinian Resistance is happily accepting this aid, and thereby aiding "Dajjal's scheme". No comment.

It's bigger than Palestinians and what they are aware of.

Everyone, read this carefully: the quoted user is now claiming that Palestinians themselves are blind to the truth which he supposedly is privy to. This is one mighty avowal right there.

Iran-Al-Dajjal's regime is cooperating with Israel to arm Ethopia

Show evidence of this supposed "cooperation". Else this is nothing but empty talk.

against the people of Egypt and to strengthen people who will destory Kaaba in future.

Newsflash1: Ethiopia is not at war with Egypt, but with local separatists in its very own Tigray region since late 2020. This is where Iranian drones come in handy, as confirmed by serious military weblogs such as Oryx and Bellingcat. Iran is helping Ethiopia against US-backed rebels in its northern region.

Newsflash 2: the closest distance between Ethiopia and Egypt is no less than 2237 km (1390 miles)! None of the weapons supplied by Iran to Addis Abeba has anywhere near that range. And this is also the reason why there will never be any direct war fought with their own weapons between Ethiopia and Egypt.

Iran has no existential struggle against Israel.

It certainly does, as evidenced by zionist policies aiming to dismantle Iran along so-called "ethnic" lines.

both view Muslims as their enemies and have deep rooted historical rivalries with Muslims. No believers are believing you or Iran-Al-Dajjal's regime.

Newsflash 3: Iran is a Muslim country, with 99% of its population belonging to that faith.

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Looks like hitting empty huts in Syria to scare Iranians has produced opposite results ....do jews gets anything right these days...killing iranian scientist produced 60% enriched uranium...what kind of childish strategy these people think of behind those concrete walls!!!!

Exactly. This is Iran doubling the pressure on the zionist occupation regime on its north-eastern illegal borders. And there's not a damn thing they can do about it, since their patsies lost the war in Syria.

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OP. Doubled its forces? You mean now there's two?

Since 2018, the Iranian-led Resistance Axis doubled the number of units stationed right next to this illegal border. All attempts by Tel Aviv to discourage them from doing so with random airstrikes notwithstanding.

 

[Maula Jatt]

Keep up the resistance brothers

Colonizers will come and go, you belong to your soil, you will stay for generations after generations

Play for the long haul and countries giving them recognition are doing long term damage for quick bucks

 

[Aramagedon]

They have incentive to play that up. Problem is they are clueless people and don't understand the Shaytaan's people to push people away from God. Shaytaan don't care about politics or political battles, he's wanting to corrupt peoples hearts. Iran-Al-Dajjal regime is a part of that.


Lol, so what are they are there for? They are there to defend Damascus from Daraa rebels. They don't have a single weapon aimed at Israel from Syria. They are there to make up for manpower shortage of Syrian army, no matter where in Syria they are deployed.



Golan Heights has nothing to do with asymmetric warfare. Iranian sponsored militias are there to fight rebels, not even to direct one attack against Israel. There is no 'war'. Iran and Israel have been at peace for decades. Never got in one war. Never killed each other ever. Meeting each other's status quo.



Palestinians hardly receive any support from Iran. It's tiny support. Agreed upon between Iran, Israel, and Egyptian regime. It's part of Dajjal's scheme to corrupt Muslim's beliefs by playing up Iran as a savior for Muslims. It's bigger than Palestinians and what they are aware of. Iran-Al-Dajjal's regime is cooperating with Israel to arm Ethopia against the people of Egypt and to strengthen people who will destory Kaaba in future. Iran has no existential struggle against Israel. They both view Muslims as their enemies and have deep rooted historical rivalries with Muslims. No believers are believing you or Iran-Al-Dajjal's regime.

So Iran is under the sanctions for 40+ years because it is cooperating with zionists against Palestinians for 40 years?