Reuters: Israel is Lobbying the U.S. to Keep Syria “Weak and Decentralized” by Allowing Russia to Retain Bases as a Hedge Against Turkish Hegemony. Netanyahu is all-in with Putin. – Reuters
Reuters: Israel is Lobbying the U.S. to Keep Syria “Weak and Decentralized” by Allowing Russia to Retain Bases as a Hedge Against Turkish Hegemony. Netanyahu is all-in with Putin.
Reuters Exclusive: Israel Lobbies US to Keep Russian Bases in a ‘Weak’ Syria, Sources Say
Israel is lobbying the United States to keep Syria weak and decentralised, including by letting Russia keep its military bases there to counter Turkey’s growing influence in the country, four sources familiar with the efforts said.
Turkey’s often fraught ties with Israel have come under severe strain during the Gaza war and Israeli officials have told Washington that Syria’s new Islamist rulers, who are backed by Ankara, pose a threat to Israel’s borders, the sources said.
The lobbying points to a concerted Israeli campaign to influence U.S. policy at a critical juncture for Syria, as the Islamists who ousted Bashar al-Assad try to stabilise the fractured state and get Washington to lift punishing sanctions.
Israel communicated its views to top U.S. officials during meetings in Washington in February and subsequent meetings in Israel with U.S. Congressional representatives, three U.S. sources and another person familiar with the contacts said.
The main points were also circulated to some senior U.S. officials in an Israeli “white paper”, two of the sources said.
All the sources spoke on condition of anonymity due to diplomatic sensitivities.
“Israel’s big fear is that Turkey comes in and protects this new Syrian Islamist order, which then ends up being a base for Hamas and other militants,” said Aron Lund, a fellow at U.S.-based think-tank Century International.
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Related: 2/8 – Syria is open to allowing Russia to maintain its air and naval bases along the Mediterranean coast, provided that any agreement with the Kremlin aligns with the country’s interests, Syrian Defense Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra stated in an interview this week with the Washington Post.
2/7- Turkish Officials Say Military Bases In Syria Being Considered
1/3- SDF Claims Turkey Has Been Setting up Military Bases Inside Syria, near Manbij – Fighting Between Turkey, Syrian Kurds Escalates, At Least 31 Killed
12/31 – Moscow Warns US, UK Preparing ‘ISIS Attacks’ On Airbases In Syria
Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (FIS) warned on 28 December that the US and UK are planning to use ISIS to attack Russian military bases in Syria to further destabilize the country after the fall of the Syrian government.
12/31 – Syria’s New Leadership Receives Ukrainian FM In Damascus
Ukraine’s top diplomat said during meetings with HTS-led authorities in Syria that ‘expelling Russia’ from the country will bring security to the region
12/19 Turkiye Masses Troops On Syria Border, Invasion ‘Imminent’: Report
12/8 – President Biden Announces U.S. Involvement In Syria Rebellion…
12/6 – Thousands Flee Syria’s Homs As HTS-Led Extremists Advance On City
Syria’s army regrouped to the south to protect the city of Hama but once again withdrew after a brief battle in which the extremists employed large numbers of Ukrainian-supplied drones.
12/4 – Ukraine’s ‘White Wolves’ Unit Fighting Alongside Extremists In Syria: Report
12/2 – Turkish Intelligence Directing Extremist Offensive In Northwest Syria
11/29- Hundreds Dead, Fighting Rages As Syrian Islamist Rebels Reach Aleppo
One Week Before Aleppo Assault 11/22 – UN Envoy: Israel’s Attack On Syria’s Palmyra May Be Deadliest Yet
11/16 – ISIS Steps Up Attacks To ‘Destabilize’ Syria, Russian Envoy Warns
11/11 – Syrian Troops Foil ISIS Ambush Near US Occupation Base
10/28 One Month Before Aleppo Assault – Israeli Minister Threatens Bashar Al-Assad: ‘You Are In Danger’
9/21 – Ukrainian Special Forces Bomb Russian Base In Syria: Report
9/17 – Hundreds Of ‘Ukrainian Experts’ Training Syria-Based Extremists In Drone Warfare: Report [Before Aleppo Assault]
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