Afghan Shia Militias Recruited by Iran Fight Islamic State in Syria

Afghan Shia Militias Recruited by Iran Fight Islamic State in Syria

pFighters with the Fatemiyoun Brigade, an Afghan Shia militia formed under the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, deployed in the desert south of Deir Ezzor, Syria, on November 5 to fight Islamic State.ppThis footage, from a pro-Syrian government news outlet, shows the flag of the Fatemiyoun Brigadea at about 15 seconds in. Soldiers with their faces covered and with unmarked uniforms stand in formation. A French-made Aerospatiale Gazelle helicopter flies low to the ground at 0:44 seconds in the footage. Iran’s air force is not reported to possess that type of helicopter.ppSoldiers can be seen loading a 107mm rocket of Iranian manufacture into a launcher at 0:57 seconds.ppThe Fatemiyoun Brigade moved from the T2 gas pumping stationa, located in the desert south of Deir Ezzor toward Al-Bukamal on November 6, Iranian media saida.ppIranian Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Fatemiyoun Brigades joined Syrian government forces in their capture of Aleppo in 2016, local media saida.ppThe same pro-government news outlet published footage credited to the Iranian National Guard Corps from fighting in Al-Mayadeen, south of Deir Ezzor city in Octobera.


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