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Iran: Iran deploys army in Syria to bolster support for Syrian president
Sunday, April 17, 2016 2:09
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Iran has deployed the regular army in its first overseas operation since the 1979 Revolution to bolster Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad amid fears in Tehran that Russia may agree to his removal.
Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards have maintained a discreet presence in Syria since the civil war began five years ago. But reports of the deaths of Iranian commandos in Syria has shed light over a shift in the Islamic Republic’s policy.
Source: http://www.warsintheworld.com/index.php/2016/04/17/iran-iran-deploys-army-in-syria-to-bolster-support-for-syrian-president/
