A total of 686 people graduated from a militia training course in a rural area in west Damascus, capital of Syria, on Sunday, indicating that they were ready to fight for the country in the long-lasting anti-extremist operations. Before joining the unit, the majority of them had jobs, ranging from workers to farmers. br br RT LIVE br Subscribe to RT! br Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Google+ Listen to us on Soundcloud: br RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.