News - Middle East: A major Iraqi anti-terror group has urged Baghdad to send troops to Syria to support the Damascus government against the foreign-backed Takfiri terrorists, following the recent surge in terrorist activities in the northwestern parts of the Arab country.  

Kata'ib Hezbollah (Hezbollah Brigades) made the appeal in a statement shared on Telegram channels on Tuesday, amid fears of the Syrian conflict spilling over into the region.

“We believe the Iraqi government should take the initiative to send regular military forces in coordination with the Syrian government, as these groups pose a threat to Iraq’s national security and the region,” a spokesman of the group said.

The spokesman further noted that the group is “closely monitoring the criminal aggression against the Syrian people,” adding that it has not yet decided to send its fighters to Syria.

Meanwhile, the chairman of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), known in Arabic as Hashd al-Sha’abi, has warned that "what happens in Syria has direct implications for Iraq's national security.”

Fayyadh went on to say that "the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces has directed an increased presence and reinforcement of units on the frontlines, with the PMF being a key force in defending Iraq along the Syrian front."

He further stressed that Israel “seeks to lead the region through conflict and weapons,” adding that Syrian defenses have been subjected to attacks by the occupying regime.

“The Syrian army has suffered from attacks by the Zionist entity, a prolonged war, sanctions, and various agendas in Syria," the PMF chief said.

Foreign-backed terrorists led by the Hay’at Tahrir al-Shams (HTS) Takfiri group launched a large-scale attack in Aleppo and Idlib provinces in the northwest of Syria on Wednesday, seizing several areas.

Since then, the Syrian government forces have been engaged in fierce clashes with the terrorists to regain ground.

Terror outfits are seeking to hinder the Syrian government’s efforts aimed at consolidating security and stability in the country, which is also under the Israeli regime’s regular aggression.

Israel has been the principal supporter of terrorist groups that oppose the democratically-elected government of President Assad since the foreign-backed militancy erupted in Syria in March 2011.

 Source: Press TV