According to the Lebanese journalist Sami Kleib—known for his - TopicsExpress

According to the Lebanese journalist Sami Kleib—known for his pro-Damascus views and marriage to the director of Assad’s media office—both Iran and Russia have now dramatically extended their material aid to Syria’s regime by providing it with a new combined credit line worth $6.4 billion, two-thirds of that sum being offered by Iran. If this turns out to be correct, it is in addition to the enthusiastic support that both countries have given to Mistura’s freeze project and to the Russian proposal for intra-Syrian talks that aims to relegitimize Assad and his regime. carnegieendowment.org/syriaincrisis/?fa=57621&mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRons6TKZKXonjHpfsX54+kqXKOg38431UFwdcjKPmjr1YIITsp0aPyQAgobGp5I5FEIQ7XYTLB2t60MWA==