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Iran starting to withdraw militias from Syria, Israeli defense min. says

by French Press Agency - AFP

JERUSALEM May 19, 2020 - 10:29 am GMT+3
Edited By Nurbanu Tanrıkulu Kızıl
by French Press Agency - AFP May 19, 2020 10:29 am
Edited By Nurbanu Tanrıkulu Kızıl
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Iran has begun withdrawing its forces from Syria, Israel's outgoing defense minister said Monday, without offering any evidence to support his assertion.

Naftali Bennett also urged his successor, Benny Gantz, to maintain pressure on Iran, adding that the trend might otherwise reverse.

Iran, Israel’s arch-enemy in the Middle East, has been a key supporter, along with Russia, of Bashar Assad during Syria's civil war, sending military advisers as well as material and regional militias that it backs.

Israel, which monitors neighboring Syria intensively, has carried out hundreds of airstrikes targeting suspected arms and troop movements by Iran and the Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas it sponsors.

"Iran is significantly reducing the scope of its forces in Syria and even evacuating a number of bases," said Bennett in his valedictory address.

"Though Iran has begun the withdrawal process from Syria, we need to complete the work. It's in reach."

It was not immediately possible to get an official Iranian or Syrian reaction to Bennett's comments.

Israeli officials have suggested in the past that Israel's military operations were showing signs of success.

Iran, which is struggling economically under the burden of U.S. sanctions and has also been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, has repeatedly said its military presence in Syria is at the invitation of the Assad regime and that it will remain in Syria as long as its help is needed.

A senior aide to Iran's foreign minister, Ali-Ashgar Khaji, reiterated on Saturday that Tehran would continue working closely with the Assad government and Russia to combat terrorism and find a political solution to the Syrian crisis, Iran's ISNA news agency reported.

Bennett held the position of Israeli defense minister for about half a year.

His successor, Gantz, a former armed forces chief and leader of the centrist Blue and White Party, has formed a unity government with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which took office on Sunday.

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