3 minutes agoSyria's paramilitary fighters say they are willing to fight for Russia
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)Several Syrian paramilitary fighters say they are ready to go to Ukraine to fight in support of their ally Russia, but have not yet received instructions to go, two of their commanders said. Nabil Abdallah, a commander in the National paramilitary Protection Forces (NDF), said he was ready to use expertise [...]
Nabil Abdallah, a commander in the National paramilitary Protection Forces (NDF), said he was ready to use expertise in urban fighting won during the Syrian war to help Russia.
“Once we receive instructions from the Syrian and Russian leadership, we will fight this fair fight”, Obadiah said on March 14th, four days after President Vladimir Putin gave the green light for 16,000 Middle East volunteers to deploy to Ukraine.
“We do not fear this war and are ready for it once the instructions come to go and join. We'll tell them what they've never seen. We will wage street wars and implement the tactics we have won during our battles that defeated terrorists in Syria”, he added.
Syria is Russia's closest ally in the Middle East, and Moscow's intervention in the Syrian war in 2015 proved crucial to helping President Bashar al-Assad defeat rebel forces in most of the country, Reuters reports.
The NDF numbers tens of thousands of members, a potentially large group of recruits for Russia if the war in Ukraine is prolonged.
