Syrian Christian militia leader ready to join Russian forces in Ukraine war
The leader of a Syrian Christian militia loyal to the Syrian government is mobilizing fighters willing to fight in Ukraine alongside the Russian army by luring them with high salaries.
ALEPPO, Syria — The leader of the Syrian government’s paramilitary National Defense Forces in the town of Suqaylabiyah in Hama countryside, Nabel al-Abdullah, has recently expressed his readiness to deploy fighters in Ukraine to fight alongside the Russian army.
In a video posted on his Facebook page March 13, Abdullah said that he is awaiting instructions from the Syrian and Russian leaderships to move to Ukraine.
The Kremlin has earlier allowed fighters from Syria and the Middle East to fight for Russia in Ukraine, after President Vladimir Putin OK'd a plan to facilitate the arrival of fighters wishing to participate in the battles. Putin affirmed his country's readiness to help the volunteer fighters and transfer them to the combat zones.
In his video, Abdullah lashed out at Western media drawing on Putin’s words and describing them as the “empires of lies.” He denied rumors of being currently deployed in Ukraine, but at the same time, he asserted his readiness to do so.
