Russia, Iran Seen Coordinating on Defense of Assad Regime in Syria

IN THE DAYS 

U.S., regional officials say military buildup in coastal base aimed at safeguarding regime’s stronghold

Moving Towards Ezekiel 38-39

“Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him, And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal: And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords: Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:”
Ezekiel 38:2-5

” Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them. ”
Ezekiel 38:7

ITD Editor's Note about the words: Gog, Magog, Syria, Persia, Hezbollah and Hamas

• Many Bible teachers believe that Gog is the leader of the Russia alliance in the latter days.
• These teachers also believe that Magog, the descendant of Japheth, is identified as the Russian coalition in the latter days.
• Persia in concert with Adolf Hitler, changed its name to Iran (Aryan Land) in May of 1935.
• Iran, is calling for the destruction of the Jewish people worldwide.
• Syria is aligned with Iran.
• Hezbollah, the militant Shiite Islamist group, is the military arm of Iran in Lebanon.
• Hamas, the militant Sunni Islamist group, is a military arm of ISIS in Gaza.
• ISIS, the militant Sunni Islamist group, is warring with Syria, a Shiite controlled country. It is also committed to the destruction of Israel and all western culture.
• Islam, is divided into two warring factions, the Sunni’s and the Shiite.
• However, both warring groups have the USA and Israel as their common enemies.
• Gog (believed to be the chief prince of Russia) is being a guard (protector) of all of these groups.
• Iran, is leading the Shiite’s and believes it will be used of Allah to bring their messiah, The Twelfth Imam. The One who is to succeed Muhammad as leader of Shiite Islam and rule over the world.
• Therefore………

Russia and Iran have stepped up coordination inside Syria as they move to safeguard President Bashar al-Assad’s control over his coastal stronghold, according to officials in the U.S. and Middle East, creating a new complication for Washington’s diplomatic goals.

Senior Russian and Iranian diplomats, generals and strategists have held a string of high-level talks in Moscow in recent months to discuss Mr. Assad’s defense and the Kremlin’s military buildup in Syria, according to these officials.

The buildup is continuing: On Monday, U.S. defense officials said Russian surveillance drones have started flying missions over Syria, and Moscow has sent two dozen more fighter jets to Syria.

Much of the activity from both sides in recent months has been concentrated in the coastal region of Latakia, the base of Mr. Assad’s family and his Alawite sect, which has come under pressure from rebel forces to the north, threatening to cut it off from the capital Damascus.