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‘On The Edge’: Drums Of War Reverberate As Russia, Britain Both Consider Mobilizing Troops For Possible Syrian Deployment

06/13/2012 Leave a comment Go to comments

By Aaron Klein, WND – “JERUSALEM – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is preparing a major offensive in the coming days against the opposition targeting his regime, an informed Syrian government source confirmed.

The source told WND yesterday Assad was warned by Russia that if the coming counterinsurgency targeting the opposition is not successful in the next 4-6 weeks, Syria should be prepared for a war.

The source did not say whether the possibility of war referred to a Russian expectation of international intervention in Syria.

The information comes after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton yesterday accused Russia of sending helicopter gunships to Syria for use in crackdowns on rebel positions across Syria.

‘We have confronted the Russians about stopping their continued arms shipments to Syria,’ said Clinton. ‘They have, from time to time, said that we shouldn’t worry – everything they are shipping is unrelated to their [the Syrian government’s] actions internally. That’s patently untrue.’

Continued Clinton: ‘And we are concerned about the latest information we have that there are attack helicopters on the way from Russia to Syria, which will escalate the conflict quite dramatically.'” Read more.

Russia denies sending attack helicopters to Syria – “Russia’s foreign minister has rejected the U.S. claim that Moscow is sending attack helicopters to Syria. Russian news agencies reported Wednesday that Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov denied a claim by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton that ‘there are attack helicopters on the way from Russia to Syria.’ Lavrov said during a visit to Iran that Russia is completing earlier weapons contracts with Syria exclusively for air defense systems.” Read more.

Russia prepares army for Syrian deployment – “Given the worsening crisis in Syria, the Nezavisimaya Gazeta newspaper reported that the Russian army is apparently being prepared for a mission in Syria. Citing anonymous sources in the military leadership, the newspaper said that Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the general staff to work out a plan for military operations outside Russia, including in Syria. The units being prepared for an intervention are the 76th Division of airborne forces (an especially experienced unit of the Russian army), the 15th Army Division, as well as special forces from a brigade of the Black Sea fleet, which has a base in the Syrian port of Tartus.” Read more.

Britain could send in troops to Syria says William Hague – “Britain could be forced to send troops into Syria if the bloodshed escalates into all-out civil war, William Hague warned yesterday. The Foreign Secretary said that time for a diplomatic solution is rapidly running out and the country is ‘on the edge’ of a Bosnia-style sectarian conflict. Britain will ‘greatly increase’ support for the Syrian opposition if attempts to end President Bashar al-Assad’s brutal repression fail, Mr Hague said. Admitting that our troops may be called into action, the Foreign Secretary said: ‘The reason I don’t rule things out is because we really don’t know how this situation is going to develop or how terrible it is going to become.'” Read more.

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  1. Columnist's avatar
    Columnist
    06/13/2012 at 7:34 PM
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    It seems the war between Muslims is spilling over to a war between non-Muslims.

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  2. C. J. Refsland's avatar
    iamnotashamedofthegospelofchrist
    06/14/2012 at 8:10 AM
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    Yes, and I’m a little confused. I’ll be watching this very close. Thanks ICA for staying on top of this. One question, why would Russia and China back Assad when they know that literally the whole world wants him to step down? What do they know that we don’t? Maybe I’m not seeing the forest for the tree’s but just a little confused. Any light you can shed would be appreciated.

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  3. Willard's avatar
    Willard
    06/14/2012 at 11:42 AM
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    The big thing driving it I think is OIL!!

    It is not all Assad and Syria it is influence and control of the entire ME – and Iran which controls the Gulf of Hormuz – Russia has several times either cut of or threatened to cut off the Ukraine and Europe of oil and gas. Who ever controls this choke point along with the Red Sea by Yemen controls the world and the prices of oil. I think the Hook in the Jaw may be OIL or at least a part of it.

    When the Canadian oil company Talisman left or was forced out of North Sudan China moved in. the US is taking about moving out of Afghanistan China is now beginning to move in. They have the people, they have the money, and they have no problem with bribes.

    I just heard an interesting story from a friend of mine who just returned from South Sudan. China built a oil pipe line from North Sudan to the East coast of Africa not sure which port and the Sudanese just discovered that inside of the main pipeline was another smaller pipeline which was not metered.

    Ezek said about Gog which Russia may be a apart of that alliance with eyes on Dedan (Saudi Arabia) a part of that plunder may well be oil. Iran hates the Sunnis as much or more than it hates the Jews and I think prophecy is quite clear that the day will come when they will attack Saudi Arabia. They are making more and more threats down that road.

    Eze 38:13 Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish and all her villages will say to you, “Have you come to plunder? Have you gathered your hordes to loot, to carry off silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods and to seize much plunder?

    I do not fully understand the relationship between Russia and China other than both may have a common agenda and are anti West or anti – USA – It is a wait and see!!

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