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AL ARABIA – Iran’s government has a clear aim which is creating a reality that suits it and that imposes itself when deciding Syria’s fate and that expands its role in Iraq later. To achieve this aim, it is leading Iraqi militias, other militias it had established and groups which it influences in Iraq towards Syria to engage in major battles and control border crossings in Damascus and vital areas. This means the conflict will prolong for years and regional countries will be pushed to support other groups that oppose Iran. This will produce ISIS again and thwart the war on terrorism.
The
Tehran regime uses different excuses to justify its project, such as fighting
terror groups and protecting the Iraqi borders. However, Iran is mapping its
areas of control, controlling border crossings in Syria and trying to impose
its presence on most of the 300 kilometers, and then cross with the Iraqi
militias to Syrian territories.
“Iran’s Quds Force had entered Syria to save the Assad regime from
collapsing under the excuse of the protecting Shiite shrines. It is now
establishing its military presence under the excuse of fighting ISIS. However
the truth is, it has a long-term project which is to dominate Iraq,
Syria and Lebanon.”
Abdulrahman al-Rashed
Iran’s
Quds Force had entered Syria to save the Assad regime from collapsing under the
excuse of the protecting Shiite shrines. It is now establishing its military
presence under the excuse of fighting ISIS. However, the truth is, it has a
long-term project which is to dominate Iraq, Syria and Lebanon.
Expanding presence
The
Iranian military presence on the ground will expand amid the current tensions
and the increase of sectarian extremism in Syria and Iraq. This will thwart the
coalition’s project to eliminate the terrorist ISIS, because the organization
with the presence of the sectarian Popular Mobilization forces, will make Sunni
areas establish groups to fight back.
Heading
towards borders raises a series of questions about the seriousness of the
international campaign to fight ISIS and opens battle fronts with the armed
Kurds whom the Popular Mobilization forces pass through their areas. It
subjects the crossing of an Iraqi armed organization into another country,
Syria in this case, to legal questioning, like what’s happening to Turkish
forces in Iraq.
Iran is
trying to impose a fait accompli on international forces, including on its ally
Russia after it sensed a partial switch in its stance. It was reported that the
Russians said they have to deal with Iran and its foreign militias during this
current phase because they are present on the ground. This is what Iran is
trying to confirm by transferring thousands of Iraqi fighters and others to
North Iraq to cross into Syria.
Iran
with its activity will tear Iraq apart and rip Syria apart even more. It will
increase the risks of terrorism which benefits from chaos and conflicts among
the different axes. It does not make sense for concerned parties to seek a
political solution in Astana or Geneva and leave Iranian military leaders to
sabotage the situation and thwart international efforts.
What’s
required is intensifying the pressure on Iran and prioritizing it before the
necessity to expel all foreign fighters.
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