Some 2,000 Iranian troops in Syria, US military head says
There are some 2,000 Iranian troops currently on the ground in Syria,
the US’s top US military officer estimated Tuesday, suggesting that they
were helping cement embattled president Bashar Assad’s hold on power
together with Russian airstrikes.
Newly minted Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph L.
Dunford, fresh from a trip to the Middle East that included a visit to
Israel last week, told a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing that
the “balance of forces” is currently in Assad’s favor. (READ MORE)