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U.S. tells Russia it backs Israeli airstrikes in Syria as long as Iran forces remain – Axios – U.S. tells Russia it backs Israeli airstrikes in Syria as long as Iran forces remain  Axios

The Trump administration has made it clear to the Kremlin that the U.S. fully supports Israeli airstrikes in Syria as long as Iranian forces, Hezbollah and pro-Iranian militias are still operating in the country, a senior U.S. official told me. Why it matters: Israel airstrikes against Iranian targets in Syria continue every other week. Last night, a rocket was fired from Syria and landed in an Israeli military base on the border with Syrian in the northern part of the Golan Heights. Israeli intelligence services think is was likely fired by pro-Iranian militia in Syria, and the Israeli air…

– June 2, 2019 at 07:37PM

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