(Wall Street Journal) Lara Seligman - Iranian forces have largely withdrawn from Syria following the Assad regime's December collapse, according to U.S., European and Arab officials. The Iranian withdrawal marks the demise of a yearslong effort in which Tehran used Syria as a hub in its broader regional strategy to wage proxy war against the U.S. and Israel. Iranian-backed armed groups in Syria have launched attacks on U.S. forces and aided in attacks on Israel. As the Assad regime collapsed, thousands of Iran-backed militia fighters were still in the country, mainly in eastern Syria, with some based in Damascus. Members of Iran's Quds Force have now fled to Iran and the militia groups have disbanded, a senior U.S. official said. Hizbullah fighters in the west of the country fled to Lebanon.
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