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Iranian Military Official: President al-Assad Close to Victory

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A senior Iranian military official says Iran and Lebanese resistance movement, Hezbollah, support the restoration of peace and stability to the violence-stricken Syria.

Major General Rahim Safavi, a senior military advisor to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei described the ongoing conflict in Syria on Wednesday as a "proxy war" waged by the United States and "Israel" through Arab countries and Turkey.

Moreover, the official went on to say, "Some Arab and even European countries have recruited these mercenaries. They are also given good salary, training, arms and equipment, which are provided by these Arab states."

"Most of these mercenaries are linked to al-Qaeda and were trained by Qatar and Saudi Arabia in Afghanistan," he commented.

However, the governments of Bashar al-Assad and Syria's "resilient" army have gained the upper hand in the three-year fight against foreign-backed Takfiri militants, recapturing most of the militant-controlled parts of the country, Rahim-Safavi stated.

He also added that the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is close to achieving victory against these terrorist groups.

According to the top military Iranian official, "President Bashar al-Assad alongside Syrian troops have been fighting for the past three years against the extremist militants in Syria, defeating them in different areas militarily."

Source: News Agencies, edited by website team