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After five years of fighting to preserve the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria, Russia now seems inclined to get rid of its “notorious” agent, after its brutality and corruption has increased, and after it has proven to be unable, even formally, to feign the establishment of a serious state. , Which made it a burden that Moscow prefers to get rid of. “
In these lines, the American Daily Beast, in an article by Jeremy Hodge, summarized the latest state of relations between Russia and the Assad regime, with Moscow feeling that Assad and his family’s relationship with Tehran and its militias in Syria were undermining its main mission.
The site considered that what Moscow is trying to rehabilitate the Assad regime as a symbol of stability is capable of attracting hundreds of billions of dollars that Russian companies are preparing to receive, as part of the reconstruction, will not be possible due to Assad’s relatives are working hard enough and their support for the Iranian forces, preventing the arrival of funds from the European and Gulf countries, hoped to pay the bill for the reconstruction of Syria.
In this context, James Jeffrey, the United States’ special envoy for the coalition to defeat the Islamic State, said: “Assad has done nothing to help the Russians commercialize the system, neither in the Arab world nor in Europe. We have heard over and over again from the Russians who understand how Bad lion. “
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Media madness
Jeffrey’s comments come a week after the Russian media unleashed a plethora of reports and editorials targeting Assad, describing him as hopelessly corrupt and unable to rule, indicating that it was time to replace him with a new leader.
The author highlighted the articles on April 11 about Yevgeny Brigozin, saying it was a Russian signal that Assad could not fail, especially since it came from the head of the Wagner Group whose mercenaries have fought alongside Assad’s forces since 2015 and that the Americans they see it as a “tool of the Russian government used by the Kremlin”. As low cost and low risk to support your goals. “
The writer referred to rumors that Moscow is looking at other options besides Assad to rule Syria, as TASS said in an editorial that “Russia believes Assad can no longer lead the country and is dragging Moscow onto the Afghan stage.” .
In the midst of this coverage, Tass led rapid attacks against Iran, noting that the Islamic Republic “has no interest in achieving stability in the region, because it considers it a battleground against Washington.”
Simultaneously, Rami Makhlouf, a cousin of Bashar Al-Assad, whose assets were frozen five months ago, posted a video clip on his Facebook page accusing the Assad regime of corruption, knowing that he is the richest man in Syria and has excellent relations. with Russia, and has previously criticized Iran’s presence in Syria.
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The Royal Family
As Makhlouf and his loyalists fall into Russia’s arms, it seems to the writer that key members of the Assad family have become one of the most prominent leaders of the Iran-backed militias in Syria, and have even been involved in armed confrontations with units backed by Russia.
The writer said these militias oversee extensive corruption networks, and are under the command of Maher al-Assad, Bashar’s younger brother who leads the Syrian Army’s Fourth Armored Division, considered one of the oldest and best-equipped brigades in the country. .
The writer warned that the port of Latakia has been leased to Iran since the beginning of October last year, to become one of the largest drug export centers to the markets of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.
The writer noted that Tehran had started a project to build the Shalamsha railway linking Tehran to Latakia through stations in Basra, Albukamal and Damascus, which would isolate Hmeimim from Russian forces in central and southern Syria, and allow Tehran will quickly hand over weapons to its agents in Latakia who are already participating in Clashes against Russian-backed groups.
Paradox
And it seems that Russia, angry at the Iranian-backed militias, is not the only player on the ground who wants to settle accounts with these militias and therefore ignored Israeli attacks on Iranian forces if they were not greatly encouraged, according to the author.
It may not be a coincidence, as Jeremy Hodge says, that Israeli attacks have increased since April, after Russian articles attacked Assad and his regime, for Israel to say that it has gone from avoiding the entrenchment of Iran in Syria to force it, and it won’t stop.
Without Russia, the writer says, Iran will be the decisive party in Syria, as it still seeks to continue the war at a time when most of the other international players are tired and want nothing more than the reunification of Syria. Even the last sponsor of the Free Syrian Army, before making peace with Moscow
Ironically, according to the author, Assad’s expulsion from power will not be what was expected by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has always sought this, but at the hands of Russia itself, which has always tried to protect him.
