Israeli soldiers stand in an abandoned military outpost overlooking the ceasefire line between Israel and Syria on Tal Hazika near Alonei Habshan in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Nov. 15, 2012. (AFP)
The Independent: Iranian Revolutionary Guards opposite Israeli troops on 1967 ceasefire line in Golan Heights as tensions mount
Benjamin Netanyahu tells Vladimir Putin 'Iranian proxies' must be removed from Syria.
Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Iran of using the Syrian civil war to “gain a foothold to fight Israel” amid fears over Iranian troops stationed along the border with the occupied Golan Heights.
Tehran is supporting Bashar al-Assad with deployments of the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), Basij militia and funding to allied militias including Hezbollah.
The IRGC are now reported to be present in Syrian-government controlled territory along the 1967 ceasefire line in the Golan Heights, which has seen months of Israeli air strikes met with rockets fired towards the Israel Defence Forces (IDF).
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Update #1: Iranian-Backed Militia in Syria Vows to ‘Liberate’ Golan Heights (CNS)
Update #2: Israel warns Russia against Iranian troops buildup in Golan Heights (IBTimes)
WNU Editor: I guess this is one of the reasons why Israeli PM Netanyahu went to Moscow to meet Russian President Putin .... Netanyahu urges Putin to block Iranian power corridor on Israel’s border (Washington Post). But Iran does not really listen to what Russia says .... or for that matter what anyone else may say.
