US resumes training terrorists at Al Tanf and sneaks more mercenaries into Syria

"Sneak" is a relative term here because the Russian military is watching their every move. But yes, the U.S. is still up to no good in Syria, although they can stand in line behind the Turks, the Euros, Brits, Saudis, and Qataris. What a collection of scoundrels. The only good news is that they're ratting each other out, all the time now. So guess where Iran's FARS got this shocking news from?

Washington Resumes Training of Terrorists in Syria's Al-Tanf Region
July 18, 2019 - 3:11
FARS

TEHRAN (FNA)- The US forces resumed training of Washington-backed terrorists in al-Tanf region in Homs province after a one-year halt.

Turkey's Anadolu news agency quoted informed sources as saying on Thursday that Jeish al-Maqawir terrorists affiliated to the so-called Free Syrian Army (FSA) are again being trained by the US forces.

They added that the trainings are underway in al-Tanf base in the bordering triangle between Syria, Jordan and Iraq and some bases in Jordan, noting that the FSA militants undergo special trainings, including heliborne and combat operations as well as battle in hard conditions.

The sources also said that a number of US army and intelligence officers along with a number of US-led coalition advisors supervise these trainings.

Meantime, the US forces in al-Tanf region have paved the ground for recruiting more militants for Jeish al-Maqawir terrorist group.
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Meantime, SouthFront reported that the Russians have spied the U.S. sneaking yet more, uh, 'mercenaries' into Syria:

The U.S. has been increasing the number of private military contractors deployed in the northeastern region of Syria, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova revealed during a press briefing on July 17.

“It is reported that the number of private military contractors in Syria exceeds 4,000, and as many as 540 people arrived in the country in the second half of June, including 70 command personnel and instructors … These mercenaries are transported by car in groups of 12 to 16 people,” the spokesperson said.

The private military contractors are reportedly training US-backed forces, protecting oil and gas infrastructure and ensuring security. The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) is responsible for their deployment and activities. 

Zakharova noted that the U.S. had followed a similar tactic in Iraq before and warned that the deployment of private military contractors in Syria is a dangerous violation of international laws.

“These US mercenaries will be [are] present on Syrian soil illegally in violation of all international norms and rules, which is another outrageous fact,” Zakharova said.

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Everything the U.S. and its cohorts have done in Syria has been illegal and a blatant violation of all international norms, but in training terrorists -- al Qaeda linked terrorists, no less -- the U.S. has gone over the top. To return to the FARS report:  

A prominent Russian military analyst revealed last year that the US was training terrorists in 19 military bases in Syria in pursuit of its military and political objectives in the country.

Vladimir Kozin, a military expert at Moscow State Institute of International Relations, was quoted by the Arabic website of RT as saying that the US has 19 bases in Syria to train the terrorists.

He added that the weapons, ammunition, fuel and foodstuff needed in these centers are provided by 22 US military bases outside Syria.

Kozin said that the American forces trained the terrorists at al-Tanf base in Syria's Badiyeh [desert] region in the South, adding that the US army had closed the airspace of this region in a radius of 50km without any agreement with the Damascus government.

He described Washington's military and technical support for terrorist groups as a violation of the UN Charter and agreements to decrease tensions in Syria, and said the US supported the terrorists to maintain its influence on the political and military situation of the country.

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