Syrian Pro-Opposition Website: Hizbullah In Syria Sends Forces To Join Russian Forces In Venezuela

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January 18, 2024

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On January 14, 2024, the Syrian pro-opposition Euphrates Post media outlet reported that according to its sources, 40 Hizbullah militants of Syrian, Palestinian, and Iraqi origins left Syria through the Damascus International Airport en route to Libya, and from there continued to Venezuela, to join Russian forces with the aim of "protecting Russian interests" in the Latin American country.

According to the sources, the forces had originally planned to leave through the Russian Khmeimim Air Base southeast of Latakia on January 9, before the flight was postponed to January 12 and transferred to the Damascus Airport for "unknown reasons." The Russian forces require that transferred Hizbullah militants have served for at least three months. The report adds that sending the forces was part of a "deal" between Russia and Hizbullah in Syria.

The sources detailed that on January 13, Russia transferred 40 soldiers of the Syrian regime's 25th division, aka the Tiger Forces, from Syria to Libya through the Damascus Airport. The soldiers are from the governorates of Homs and Hama, and were selected by Russia and the division's command.

On January 17, Euphrates Post reported that according to "exclusive sources," a group of nearly 50 Hizbullah militants, mostly Syrian, Lebanese, and Palestinian, left Syria through the Damascus International Airport en route to Libya, and from there continued to Venezuela, to team up with Russian forces.

Also according to the sources, most of the transferred militants were recently recruited from the Al-Nayrab camp, southeast of Aleppo, which houses "Palestinian refugees."

On August 3, 2023, the website reported that approximately 900 Syrian fighters were flown to Russia, with the goal of sending them to fight on behalf of Moscow in Ukraine or to secure Russian facilities in Africa.


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