Situation in Syria: Ukraine and Israel stand together

by Shimon Briman, an Israeli historian and journalist.

Source: Briman on Facebook

What’s happening in Syria: Sunni jihadists, successors of Al-Qaeda and ISIS, with support from Türkiye, Ukraine, and Israel, are advancing on Bashar al-Assad, who is backed by Russia, Hezbollah, and Iran. 

This is weakening the control of the Shiite-Russian axis of evil.

Naturally, Israel is “not involved,” but Syrian rebels “coincidentally” launched their attack two hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech that called for a temporary ceasefire in Lebanon and his comments that “Syria is playing with fire,” as it helps Hezbollah with arms shipments via Iran.

The timing of the attack was nearly perfect: it came when Assad’s ally Hezbollah was stretched thin after Israel’s massive strikes, and when Iran urgently needed Syria for weapons convoys to replenish Hezbollah’s arsenal.

The more chaos and instability in Syria, the weaker Assad’s regime becomes—and the less influence Iran and Russia have in the region. Let the Sunni-Shia conflict rage on—relentless and unforgiving.

Ukrainian military intelligence has been training Syrian Sunni rebels in drone operations and supplying them with drones for a long time. If airstrikes can reduce the number of Russian and Iranian forces in Syria, why not take advantage of this opportunity?

Assad is once again pleading with Putin to save his Alawite dictatorship in Damascus. Any redeployment of Russian troops and equipment from the Ukrainian front to Syria would also benefit Kyiv.

In the context of the Syrian civil war, Ukraine and Israel are once again on the same side.

For more on the rebel offensive in Syria, read the article by the Ukrainian World Congress at the link.