(Times of Israel) Russia is disbanding a militia it formed, funded, and armed in southern Syria near the border with Israel, Al-Quds al-Arabi reported. The 10,000-strong paramilitary group, comprised mainly of former opposition fighters and paid by the Russians, is part of the 8th Brigade of the 5th Corps of the Syrian army. "This opens a wide door for the Iranians, Hizbullah, Assad's forces...to complete a takeover of all this region near the [Israeli] Golan," Channel 12 Arab affairs analyst Ehud Ya'ari said Wednesday.
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