US intelligence says the Wagner Group is working to transfer anti-aircraft missiles to pro-Iran terrorist group.
By World Israel News Staff
A Russian mercenary group which has fought on Moscow’s behalf in the war in Ukraine is working to ship anti-air missile systems to the Hezbollah terrorist group in southern Lebanon, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.
Citing U.S. officials, the Journal reported Thursday that American intelligence has learned that the Wagner Group – a powerful Russian mercenary organization involved in the Syrian civil war and the Russian invasion of Ukraine – is seeking to transfer SA-22 surface-to-air missile systems to Hezbollah.
The White House has reportedly monitored communications between the Wagner Group and Hezbollah, and is concerned the weapons transfer could embolden Hezbollah, which has yet to launch a full-scale attack on Israel’s northern border.
Tensions on the Israel-Lebanon frontier have gradually escalated, however, since the October 7th Hamas invasion of southwestern Israel, with a number of rocket barrages, terrorist infiltration attempts, and anti-tank missile launches from southern Lebanon.
The Wagner Group already has a presence in Syria, where it has aided the Assad regime.
据《华尔街日报》报道，在乌克兰战争中代表莫斯科作战的俄罗斯雇佣军组织正在向黎巴嫩南部的真主党恐怖组织运送防空导弹系统 《华尔街日报》周四援引美国官员的话说，美国情报部门获悉瓦格纳集团（Wagner Group）——一个参与叙利亚内战和俄罗斯入侵乌克兰的强大俄罗斯雇佣军组织——正在寻求转移向真主党提供 SA-22 地对空导弹系统。 据报道，白宫监控了瓦格纳集团与真主党之间的通信，并担心武器转让可能会助长真主党的胆量，而真主党尚未对以色列北部边境发动全面袭击。然而，自 10 月 7 日哈马斯入侵以色列西南部以来，以色列和黎巴嫩边境的紧张局势逐渐升级，黎巴嫩南部发动了多次火箭弹袭击、恐怖分子渗透企图和反坦克导弹发射。瓦格纳集团已经在叙利亚开展业务，并为阿萨德政权提供援助。
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American intelligence sources have yet to determine whether the Wagner Group has already begun supplying SA-22s to Hezbollah.