Thread by @TimInHonolulu

1. Report of conflict among Russia, Iran, Assad and related groups. מטוסי קרב רוסים בצעו מתקפת דמה על שיירה אירנית-סורית nziv.net/18224/

2. In Syria, a conflict flares up between the so-called pro-Iranian forces and units of the Syrian government army, which enjoy the support of Russia.
Armed groups loyal to Iran are allegedly refusing to transfer the area they hold to the pro-Russian forces. During the

3. confrontation, which has been going on for several days, the sides lost 68 people killed and asked for reinforcements.
The SOURCE:
On the afternoon of January 22, a huge convoy, including a tank column assigned to the "fourth" division of Major General Maher al-Assad,

4. brother of Syrian President Bashar Assad, advanced to help Tehran's supporters. The Russian fighters, arriving in time to the scene of action, imitated an attack against the convoy, firing special thermal shells in his direction. Thus, as expected, Russia warned opponents

5. of the readiness to strike at them if they continue to move.

This episode is the first case of such a sharp and unequivocal warning of Moscow against Iran, as well as its supporters among the Syrian troops. Both sides - Tehran and Syrians loyal to Bashar Assad -

6. are considered allies of the Kremlin in Syria.

The incident, as can be understood from the report, occurred in the province of Hama, but gradually goes beyond it and spreads to other regions of the country.
Another recent conflict. It was due to a dispute over checkpoints

7. near Damascus. Russia demanded that the Assad government dismantle most of them, but the mentioned Maher al-Assad consulted with the Iranian authorities and ensured not only that these points be preserved, but also additional roadblocks added to them. As noted,

8. this reinforced the growing confrontation between Moscow and the Assad family.

The front of the confrontation between the allies opened in the north of Syria. Russia ordered all foreign pro-Iranian mercenaries stationed there to surrender their weapons,

9. but Shiite militia refused to comply with this requirement, and Moscow now intends to send troops, including military police, to the area to implement its intentions. "It won't end well with anything," the author concludes.

The situation in the south of Syria is also

10. developing in the best way for Russia. Reportedly, the Russian military demanded that Assad’s intelligence service leave the Suweida area due to suspicions of conducting activities that, in particular, lead to a reduction in the influx of recruits into the Syrian army.

11. These events are developing against the background of a large-scale Israeli operation in the region. On the night of January 21, the Israeli air force launched a massive strike on Syria. According to the Israel Defense Forces, the positions of the Iranian forces and

12. anti-aircraft batteries were targeted. The newspaper Ha'aretz reports 10 targets hit. According to the IDF, warehouses with weapons were attacked at Damascus International Airport, intelligence headquarters and an Iranian training camp. Local witnesses have reported

13. large-scale destruction as a result of Israeli strikes. As reported, the number of victims of the Israeli attack were several dozen people, including 12 Iranian military. Eight Russian-made anti-aircraft batteries were destroyed.

The Jewish military stressed that the

14. bombing was carried out in response to the launch on January 20 of an Iranian ground-to-ground missile on Israeli territory. The projectile was intercepted by the Iron Dome system.

The authorities of the Jewish state have repeatedly stated that they would not allow Iran and

15. its associated groups to turn Syria into a base for an offensive against Israel. Earlier this month, the head of the General Staff of the Israeli Defense Forces, Gadi Aizenkot, said that over the past few years, Israeli aircraft had hit "thousands of targets" in Syria. *end*