Rhino: Agencies – An informed Syrian source reported that an Iranian advisory team arrived in Syria urgently to support Damascus in countering the attacks of the armed factions in the north, led by General Javad Ghaffari, the former commander of the “Quds Force” forces in Syria.
Iran’s Tasnim news agency quoted the source as saying that General Ghaffari, who is considered one of the close associates of former commander Qassem Soleimani, is returning to Syria four years after he left his post, where he led prominent battles, most notably in the city of Aleppo in 2017 alongside Soleimani, which resulted in the departure of opposition factions towards northern Syria, as well as his participation in the battles of Deir Ezzor, Palmyra and the Syrian Badia.
Earlier on Monday, Iran confirmed that it will continue to keep Iranian “military advisors” in Syria to support government forces in the face of the recent escalation, where Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (formerly al-Nusra) and allied factions are launching large-scale attacks.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said during a press conference: “The presence of Iranian advisors is not new, it has existed in the past and will continue in the future, based on the desire of the Syrian government.” “The presence of Iranian advisors is not new, it has existed in the past and will continue in the future, based on the wish of the Syrian government.