The recent strikes on Syria in recent weeks, which have been attributed to Israel by Syrian officials, have led to friction between the country's military and their Russian counterparts, the Lebanese daily Al-Akhbar reported on Monday.
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A senior Syrian official who spoke the paper, which is affiliated with the Shiite terrorist group Hezbollah, slammed Russia for essentially ignoring the alleged Israeli attacks and tacitly giving Jerusalem a green light to carry on such strikes as long as no Russian troops are hurt.
"The Israelis target sites that are inside Russian-controlled areas and they [the Russian troops] don't even fire interceptors at the missiles," the official lamented. The official continued, adding, "The blood boils over Russia's silence when it comes to Israel taking advantage of airborne Russian cargo and reconnaissance planes when they carry out attacks [by supposedly hiding behind their radar signal], and this prevents the Syrian air defense from engaging the attackers."
The unusual comments come amid reported tension between Iran and Syria. The latter, according to an Al-Arabiya report, wants Iran's influence in the country scaled down as it is a potential destabilizing factor. According to sources who spoke with the network, Syria is considering actions that would severely curtail Iran's activity, mainly along the coast.
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