Bashar Al Assad’s government was near its end and the capital Damascus was just 2-3 weeks from falling when Russia intervened with its massive air power to save him, that’s what Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in a recent press conference.
Russia came for Bashar’s help after Kremlin was persuaded by Iranian general Qasem Soleimani. Iranian help for Bashar al Assad is known but how many soldiers or amount was sent by Iran remained unknown.
[junkie-alert style=”green”] Now it has been revealed that Iran has spent at least $100 Billions to save the regime which is responsible for the death of 500,000 Syrians. [/junkie-alert]
It is also said that 17,000 Iranian revolutionary guards and recruits from armed forces are fighting alongside Syrian forces. There are around 10,000-20,000 foreign volunteers which were hired and trained by Iran to fight in Syria.The ground forces are in control of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani while the air operations are under Russian control.