ABC News has broken the story that Russia has deployed an “anti-terror squad” from its marines to Syria. Their only conceivable purpose is to train, oversee and perhaps directly participate in Bashar Assad’s bloodbath. Meanwhile, the rebels are asking for help from anywhere. And, amazingly, for some, that includes Israel. The Russian intervention on the side of Bashar Assad isn’t surprising. Russia and Syria have a long-standing strategic alliance. Russia accounted for about 80% of Syria’s imports over the past five years, and it has a major naval base there. Russia also secretly rushed to the aid of Saddam Hussein right before his toppling. Two former Soviet generals arrived in Iraq and were awarded with medals. It’s been reported that Russian Spetsnaz units were also in Iraq, leading to suspicions that they helped wipe away Russian fingerprints on illicit activity and rid the country of weapons of mass destruction.
The Russian unit’s presence in Syria means two positive things: The Assad regime believes that the assistance it’s receiving from Iran is inadequate, and it fears for its future even though the military has taken back the areas of Homs and Idlib seized by the rebels.
While Assad enjoys foreign support from Russia, Iran and Hezbollah, the rebels are desperately crying out for their own support—even if that means reaching out to Israel. Read the rest on: 
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