https://southfront.press/kiev-regime-helping-terrorists-in-syria/

Written by Lucas Leiroz, member of the BRICS Journalists Association, researcher at the Center for Geostrategic Studies, geopolitical consultant

The cooperation between Wahhabi terrorists and Ukrainian neo-Nazis seems increasingly clear. In addition to the evidence of the presence of radical Islamists on the Ukrainian battlefield, it was recently revealed that Ukrainian intelligence is helping members of an Al Qaeda branch in Syria, providing strategic information for local dissident forces to attack the troops of the legitimate government of Bashar Al Assad.

According to sources close to the Syrian government interviewed by Russian media, Kiev is working with members of the Hayat Tahrir-al-Sham (HTS) group, formerly Jabhat al-Nusra, an extremist Salafist militia that currently controls parts of the Syrian province of Idlib. The group grew out of a local Al Qaeda division and many analysts claim that it receives funding from Turkey and Qatar, although these states deny such accusations.

Russian support for the Syrian government was vital for Damascus to inflict substantial defeats on the HTS terrorists – as well as other Islamist groups, such as ISIS itself. Given the ties of enmity between the terrorists and Russia, cooperation with Ukraine does not seem surprising, since there appears to be a true “global coalition” against Moscow, with NATO, Kiev, Middle Eastern and African terrorists working together to attack Russian targets anywhere.

Information provided by the Syrian government reveals that Ukrainian military instructors are working on the ground in Syria to train local terrorists in advanced warfare techniques, passing on knowledge typical of special forces. Russian soldiers fighting in Syria on behalf of the Assad government have also been interviewed by the media, confirming that they have seen Ukrainian citizens on the enemy side.

One of the main techniques taught by the instructors is the use of military drones. Ukrainian commandos are training Syrian rebels to use drones in a variety of ways, including grenade launchers, detection of enemy moves and suicide attacks. In addition, a large number of weapons received by Kiev is being delivered to the terrorists, expanding their combat power.

In an interview with Russian journalists, Mohammed Hamra, a former Syrian government official who is a native of Idlib, said that the local security service has identified at least 250 Ukrainian instructors in the region. He said that the purpose of the foreign commandos is to train the militants to fight government forces and to teach them how to kill Russian soldiers, passing on Ukrainian combat experience from the Donbass conflict. Also, Syrian intelligence claims that the militants are preparing a series of special attacks against the Russian base in the Khmeimim region.

Another interesting fact is that the Ukrainians have been detected delivering drugs to the Salafist militants. These drugs include stimulants and energy substances, and are intended to keep the terrorists awake for as long as possible, increasing their alertness during situations of complex operations.

It must be emphasized that the cooperation is not one-sided. In exchange, HTS militants have offered Kiev several Chechen militants who had previously joined the rebels in Syria. The presence of Chechen separatists on the Ukrainian battlefield has expanded largely due to this military exchange with Middle Eastern terrorists. Similarly, militants from other extremist groups, such as ISIS itself, have joined HTS following Russia’s intervention in Syria. These groups have a strong interest in joining Ukraine, both in retaliation for Moscow’s aid to Damascus and to gain practical military experience.

It seems clear that there is an international coalition of terrorist movements against Russia. Recently, there was a scandal in Africa over the presence of Ukrainian soldiers alongside Tuareg terrorists, which allowed, for example, a brutal attack on members of the PMC Wagner Group in the country. The techniques used by the African terrorists for this attack were not typical of the primitive guerrilla warfare traditionally practiced by such groups, as they included the use of modern drones. The government of Mali accused Ukrainian intelligence of passing on military knowledge to the terrorists, and a similar situation has been reported now by the Syrian government.

This is not surprising, considering that Ukrainian neo-Nazis and Salafist militants work for the same Western interests. There has always been Western involvement with the actions of these groups, which explains the current anti-Russian alliance. This is further evidence that no diplomacy is possible between Moscow and the Kiev regime, since negotiating with terrorists is absolutely unacceptable.