Syrian Rebels Or Israeli PMCs? A Look Into Israel's Potential Vassal State, Syria...
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- Dec 16, 2024
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Updated: Jan 13
Photo Credit: Daily Sabah
-Intro-
The Syrian Civil War, which began on the 15th of March 2011, has been a complex and multifaceted conflict involving various factions fighting for control.
Although the conflict has slowed down over the years, and had largely subsided in recent times. It has now hit an all time high, as Assad's Syria was invaded by Syrian Rebels on the 27th of November 2024.
Leading to the fall of Bashar al-Assad's 24 year rule (53 years in total for the Assad Family)
Coincidently the EXACT day that the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire came into play,
the 27th of November 2024...
Those unfamiliar with the complexities of the Middle Eastern conflict and Israel's role in the region, don't read into it too much. They look at it as just another Middle Eastern War.
BUT it comes as no coincidence that the Syrian Rebels invaded Syria right as Israel and Lebanon's call for peace took place.
Let me explain...
-Israel Funds Syrian Rebels-
-Article By Foreign Policy-
Israel secretly armed and funded at least 12 rebel groups in southern Syria that helped prevent Iran-backed fighters and militants of the Islamic State from taking up positions near the Israeli border in recent years, according to more than two dozen commanders and rank-and-file members of these groups.
The military transfers, which ended in July of this year (2018), included assault rifles, machine guns, mortar launchers and transport vehicles.
Israeli security agencies delivered the weapons through three gates connecting the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights to Syria—the same crossings Israel used to deliver humanitarian aid to residents of southern Syria suffering from years of civil war.
Israel also provided salaries to rebel fighters, paying each one about $75 a month, and supplied additional money the groups used to buy arms on the Syrian black market, according to the rebels and local journalists.
The payments, along with the service Israel was getting in return, created an expectation among the rebels that Israel would intercede if troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad tried to advance on southern Syria
Israel began arming rebel groups aligned with the Free Syrian Army in 2013, including factions in Quneitra, Daraa, and the southern areas of the Damascus countryside.
The arms transferred at the time were mostly U.S.-manufactured M16 assault rifles. Later, Israel switched to providing the rebels with mostly non-American weapons—apparently to conceal the source of the assistance—including guns and ammunition originating in an Iranian shipment to the Lebanese Hezbollah group that Israel had seized in 2009.
The assistance to these groups remained steady for some time, but it expanded significantly last year. Israel went from supporting hundreds of fighters to reaching groups comprising thousands of rebels. The increase in assistance coincided with a broader shift in Israel’s policies in Syria.
After appeals to the U.S. administration and the Kremlin failed to secure a deal that would ensure that Iranian-backed militias would be kept away from southern Syria, Israel adopted a more aggressive policy.
As the regime was closing in, some of the rebels reached out to their Israeli contacts and asked for asylum, fearing retribution from Assad’s forces.
Israeli officials responded by allowing a small number of rebel commanders and their immediate family members to enter Israel on the night of July 22. Others were turned away.
The whereabouts of these commanders and their relatives remains unclear. According to people in Syria, some are rumored to be in Israel, others in Jordan. One former commander informed his subordinates that he had arrived in Turkey.
All Copied From: Foreign Policy
-Article By The Times Of Israel-
Outgoing IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot this weekend acknowledged for the first time that Israel had indeed provided weaponry to Syrian rebel groups in the Golan Heights during the country’s seven-year civil war.
Until Sunday, Israel would say officially only that it had given humanitarian aid to Syrian opposition groups across the border, while denying or refusing to comment on reports that it had supplied them with arms as well.
In an interview in the British Sunday Times, before ending his tenure as chief of staff this week, Eisenkot said that Israel had indeed provided light weapons to the rebel groups along the border, saying it was “for self-defense.”
In his media appearances, Eisenkot acknowledged that the IDF carried out hundreds of raids in Syria — in some interviews, the number given is 200, in others its 400 — and dropped 2,000 bombs on Iranian targets in 2018 alone.
“We carried out thousands of attacks [in recent years] without taking responsibility and without asking for credit,” the army chief told the Sunday Times.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also dropped the policy of “general acknowledgement, specific ambiguity” in Syria, under which Israel says that it does carry out operations in Syria, without claiming individual strikes.
On Sunday, Netanyahu said the IDF had bombed Iranian weapons caches in Damascus International Airport two days prior.
However, the acknowledgment of Israel’s support for rebel groups in Syria was highly irregular as, for years Israeli officials repeatedly declared that the country was not getting involved in Syria’s internal fighting — now evidently a lie, in light of Eisenkot’s remarks.
But while the topic of support for opposition groups went undisclosed within the Jewish state, news outlets abroad reported on the issue freely.
Last September, Foreign Policy magazine reported that Israel had covertly provided arms and funds to at least 12 Syrian rebel groups in order to prevent Iran-backed forces and Islamic State jihadists from setting up shop along the border.
The report, citing interviews with numerous rebel figures, said Israeli support included paying rebel fighters a salary of some $75 a month and providing groups with weapons and other materials.
Israel did not comment on the report at the time.
All Copied From: The Times Of Israel
-Images Of The News Articles I Cited From-
Image 1 - Inside Israel’s Secret Program to Back Syrian Rebels (Foreign Policy)
Image 2 - IDF chief finally acknowledges that Israel supplied weapons to Syrian rebels (The Times Of Israel)
So lets get this straight...
The recent overthrow of the Assad regime in Syria, which was clearly facilitated by Israel's funding and support for rebel groups, has effectively handed Israel significant control over the country.
This should raise serious concerns about Israel's intentions and their potential for further control and occupation in the region.
(Which is inevitable as Syria is a MUST HAVE for The Greater Israel Project)
Moreover, Israel's newfound influence over Syria's strategic pipeline, used by Iran and Iraq to supply Hezbollah, is a definite attempt to strangle the Lebanese militia.
The timing of these events, coinciding with the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire agreement, only adds to the suspicion that Israel orchestrated the whole overthrow of Assad's Syria.
If all that isn't enough, what about when the Syrian Rebels claimed that they "Love Israel", reminds me of when ISIS apologized for attacking Israel...
-What's In It For Israel?-
"What's in it for Israel?" is a question that has become increasingly relevant in the context of the Syrian conflict. Israel has long had its eyes on Syria, dating back to The 1967 Six Day War.
The 1967 Six Day War was a pivotal moment in the modern history of the Middle East, resulting in Israel's illegal occupation of the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and the Golan Heights.
For over five decades, Syria had been denied control over its own territory, with Israel exploiting the Golan's natural resources and establishing illegal settlements.
But in July 2018 that changed, the Syrian government finally regained full control over the eastern Golan Heights... (That was up until Assad's regime fell)
The country's strategic location and shared border with Israel make it a crucial prize.
Furthermore, Syria plays a vital role in Iran's and Iraq's ability to funnel weapons and resources to Hezbollah.
By exerting influence over Syria, Israel hopes to disrupt this supply chain and weaken Hezbollah's military capabilities.
Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, Israel has significantly escalated its military operations in Syria.
According to Israel it's attacks are to "prevent advanced weapons from falling into the hands of extremist groups," Israel has conducted over 480 airstrikes across Syria.
These strikes, code-named "Operation Arrow Bashan," targeted key Syrian military infrastructure, including research centers, air defense systems, Navy bases, and weapons arsenals.
The Israeli military's operation has also included the deployment of ground troops into the Golan Heights, a strategic region occupied by Israel from The 1967 Six-Day War - Mid 2018 - Now.
Israeli forces have moved into the demilitarized buffer zone for the first time in 50 years, east of the Golan Heights, citing "security reasons" and a desire to prevent hostile forces from establishing themselves along the border...
The situation on the ground remains fluid, with various factions fighting for control in the power vacuum left by Assad's downfall.
But one things for certain, Israel will DEFINETLY benefit from what's going on next door in Syria...
In short, "What's in it for Israel?" EVERYTHING...
As I stated above, the Rebel invasion of Syria and the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire taking place on the EXACT SAME DAY is no coincidence.
Now let me break that down a bit better...
Hezbollah wasn't relinquishing its fight, and the IDF was actually sustaining crucial losses before the convenient ceasefire took place.
Hezbollah primarily receives its supplies from Iran, which are funneled through Iraq and Syria to Lebanon. Israel has now severed the main supply route, which will inevitably weaken Hezbollah.
Consequently, when the ceasefire is lifted and war resumes, Israel will be able to easily strangle Hezbollah out of their strongholds, giving Israel the upper hand and likely leading to the destruction of Hezbollah, which is ultimately Iran's proxy, Israel's main adversary.
Moving on Israel also gains more land for their Greater Israel Project.
Greater Israel (Hebrew: ארץ ישראל השלמה, Eretz Yisrael Hashlema) is an expression with several different biblical and political meanings over time. It is often used, in an irredentist fashion, to refer to the historic or desired borders of Israel.
Syria holds significant importance in the grand strategy of Greater Israel.
Israel's actions can be seen as a classic case of 'killing two birds with one stone.'
By expanding its territory into Syria, Israel achieves its long-held desire for 'Biblical' land, while simultaneously weakening Hezbollah by cutting off its supply lines.
This strategic maneuver sets the stage for Lebanon to potentially fall under Israeli influence, drawing it into the orbit of the Greater Israel Project.
Israel's unwavering commitment to this vision suggests that it will stop at nothing to achieve its objectives, relentlessly pursuing its expansionist agenda until the Greater Israel Project is fully realized.
100% of Palestine
100% of Jordan
100% of Lebanon
70% of Syria
50% of Iraq
33% of Saudi Arabia
Egypt up to the Nile
Pray For The Middle East!!!