Syria believed it had green light from US, Israel to deploy troops to Sweida

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Syria believed it had green light from U.S. and Israel to deploy troops to Sweida

Israel carried out strikes on Syrian troops and on Damascus on Wednesday in an escalation that took the Islamist-led leadership by surprise.

Syria erroneously thought it had green light from US, Israel to deploy troops to Sweida

Despite months of Israeli warnings not to send forces south, Syrian officials correspondence with US led Damascus to believe it could deploy without prompting confrontation with IDF

Syria believed it had green light from US, Israel to deploy troops to Sweida

Syria's government misread how Israel would respond to its troops deploying to the country's south this week, encouraged by U.S. messaging that Syria should be governed as a centralized state, eight sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Syria believed it had green light from U.S., Israel to deploy troops to Sweida

Syria misread Israel's response to troop deployment, leading to strikes and violence in Sweida, escalating tensions.

Syria believed it had green light from US and Israel to deploy troops to Sweida

That understanding was based on public and private comments from the US special envoy for Syria. Read more at straitstimes.com.