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The Wall Street Journal quoted American officials as saying that the United States has intelligence information indicating that a group Wagner Russian may provide air defense system For Hezbollah Lebanese.
The newspaper added that the system in question is the SA-22, a system that uses anti-aircraft missiles, along with air defense cannons to intercept aircraft.
The Wall Street Journal reported that a US official said that Washington had not confirmed sending the system, but was monitoring the discussions between Wagner and Hezbollah, highlighting that the supposed delivery of this system constitutes a “source of great concern.”
The newspaper said that the United States deployed an aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean to try to deter Hezbollah and prevent it from opening a northern front against Israel, explaining that the Wagner company has a presence in Syria, where Hezbollah fighters are also present.
Wagner
It is noteworthy that the Wagner Forces were established in 2014 and started with about a thousand fighters, and their number increased over time and reached 20 thousand.
Its role in fighting was prominent in the Russian-Ukrainian war, as well as in Syria and some African countries. The West accused it of committing crimes against humanity, war crimes, and cases of murder and rape against civilians.
It is believed that the Russian Intelligence Agency is the one that funds the Wagner Group, and is its main supervisor. These beliefs are confirmed by the presence of a Wagner base in the city of Molkino in southern Russia, next to a Russian military base.
