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U.S., Israel Cooperating to Detect Iranian Militias in Southern Syria

(Asharq Al-Awsat-UK) Muath al-Amri - A State Department spokesman told Asharq Al-Awsat that Washington continues to support Israel's right to defend itself amid the threat Iran poses to it from Syria. He revealed that bilateral cooperation is underway to detect threats in border regions with Syria. Echoing repeated demands by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the official stressed the need for the Iranian regime to withdraw its Revolutionary Guard Corps forces, Hizbullah fighters and other Tehran-backed groups from Syria in order for peace and stability to be restored. The spokesman said that the U.S. was well aware that the Assad regime still possesses chemical weapons and was ready to use them. The regime has used such weapons against its own people over 50 times since 2011, he revealed.
2020-11-26 00:00:00
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