FILE PHOTO: Israeli soldiers sit atop a tank as they watch the border with Syria near the Quneitra border crossing between Israel and Syria, July 3, 2013. REUTERS
Jerusalem Post/AP: Iran, Hezbollah 'Prepping to Withdraw' From Southern Syria Near Israel Border
Iranian advisers and Hezbollah fighters will be withdrawing from the southern regions of Daraa and Quneitra near the Golan Heights, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says .
A Syrian war monitor says Iranian troops and fighters of Lebanon's Hezbollah group are getting ready to withdraw from southern Syria.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Thursday Iranian advisers and Hezbollah fighters will be withdrawing from the southern regions of Daraa and Quneitra near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
A Syria-based official with the Iran-led axis of resistance denied the report saying it is "untrue." The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media, gave no further details.
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WNU Editor: A deal must be in the works otherwise the Israeli Defense Minister would not be in Moscow today .... Israeli official flies to Russia amid reports of deal on Iran's role in Syria (NBC).
More News On Reports That Iran And Hezbollah Are Preparing To Pull Out Of Southern Syria
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Is Israel driving a wedge between Russia and Iran? -- Jonathan Marcus, BBC
Israeli Defense Minister Praises Russia's Understanding of Its Needs in Syria -- Sputnik
