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Iran has reduced its military footprint in Syria after a succession of Israeli strikes, a source close to Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah and a war monitor said Wednesday. Iran has provided military support to Syrian regime forces through more than a decade of civil war, but a series of strikes targeting its commanders in recent months has prompted a reshaping of its presence, the sources said. “Iran withdrew its forces from southern Syria,” including both Quneitra and Daraa provinces, which abut the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, the source close to Hezbollah said. But it still maintains…

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