special forces in syria

Russian Foreign Ministry Notes New Reports of London, Qatari Special Forces Operating in Syria


Despite vehement denials by Washington- London-Paris representatives at the UN Security Council last week, there are growing signs that what London and Doha are in the process of putting in place in Syria, is an exact replica of their covert and not-so-covert operations inside Libya.


Today, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said they are concerned about these reports, citing in particular that of the Israeli web portal, {Debkafile}.



Lukashevich added that the information is yet to be confirmed, according to the Feb. 9 {The Voice of Russia} (english.ruvr.ru), which further reports that, "Vladimir Isayev of the Institute for Oritental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow, says that if confirmed, {Debkafile's} report could mean that Syria's sovereignty has been violated."


Other sources are reporting the same thing. Today, {Al-Arabiya}, a UK-based news daily, reported that indeed British and Qatari troops are inside Syria. 


David Gray of Reuters, citing an Israeli news source, presumably {Debkafile}, said British and Qatari troops are directing rebel ammunition deliveries and tactics in the bloody battle for Homs. 


Four centers of operation have been established in the city, with the troops on the ground paving the way for an undercover Turkish military incursion into Syria.


Gray said the Syrian situation closely resembles Libya's collapse into anarchy. UN Security Council resolution 1973 forbade any ground troops from intervening in Libya while creating a pretext for NATO to launch a bombing campaign against Muammar Gaddafi's troops. 


In fact, some of the al-Qaeda fighters who overthrew Qaddafi are now helping the Syrian rebels, Gray noted. 


The Libya example was cited by Russia and China when they vetoed a draft UN Security Council resolution on Syria last Saturday.


Professor Ibrahim Alloush, from Zaytouneh University in Jordan, told the media that weaponry is being smuggled into Syria in large quantities from all over the place. 


It is pretty clear that the rebels have been receiving arms from abroad, and Syrian television has been showing almost daily shipments of arms being smuggled into Syria via Lebanon, Turkey, and other border crossings, Alloush said. 


Since the rebels are being supported by the GCC [Gulf Cooperation Council] and by NATO, it is safe to assume that they are getting their financing and weaponry from the same sources that are offering them political cover and financial backing, he explained.


In Libya, the on-the-ground London special ops, plus weapons, led to the killing of Muammar Qaddafi and unleashing of insurmountable chaos. That plan has torn Libya apart, and it is a moot question whether in future Libya will be able to remain a single nation.


The old British empire's dictum -- break up nations to get control of the area -- is in play now. It is evident that the same policy has been given a push by London and its vassal state, Qatar.