(Ynet News) Ron Ben-Yishai - Iran has significantly increased its involvement in Syria over the past few days, Ynet learned Monday. Iran's Revolutionary Guards and Hizbullah operatives assisting Syrian President Assad's brutal crackdown now number in the high hundreds. The majority supply intelligence and train Assad's forces on weapons' maintenance and reconnaissance. A smaller group is involved in the actual fighting. Tehran also increased its financial assistance to Damascus and maintains regular flights to the Syrian capital.
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