During the Syrian civil war that began in 2011, Iran supported Syrian military advances and Russian airstrikes by aiding local militias, including Lebanese Hezbollah.

Authors

• Person: Not available Organization: CSIS
  War by Proxy: Iran's Growing Footprint in the Middle East - CSIS

Sources

• War by Proxy: Iran's Growing Footprint in the Middle East - CSIS www.csis.org CSIS via serper

Referenced by nodes (4)

• Iran location
• Hezbollah entity
• Syria location
• Syrian Civil War event