Non-Governmental and Irregular Armed Groups in the Syria/Iraq Conflict Zone
... regime that would recognize the legitimacy of the Russian military presence there. Russia also believes it is extremely important for the Syrian state to remain secular... ... and Lebanon, in support of its immediate allies in the Islamic resistance (primarily Hezbollah). Tehran views Syria as the central piece in this allied structure. In the... ... sometimes compare Tehran to the Vatican in an attempt to equate their significance to Shiites and Christians, respectively. In our opinion, the emergence of non-governmental...
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