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US reportedly concerned Wagner Group could give air defenses to Hezbollah
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

Servicemen sit in a tank with a flag of the Wagner Group military company, as they guard an area at the HQ of the Southern Military District in a street in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, June 24, 2023. (AP Photo)
The US has intelligence that the Russian paramilitary Wagner Group could provide Hezbollah with an advanced air defense system, The Wall Street Journal reports.
According to the US outlet, American intelligence is monitoring conversations between Wagner and Hezbollah, and believes the Russian outfit could send the SA-22 to Lebanon.
Wagner and Hezbollah fighters are both stationed in Syria.