Iran’s role in war has been relatively low-key so far,but deployment and dispatch of famous commander reinforce insight of original stage in support for Assad
Iran is escalating its role in the war in Syria, sending hundreds of men from its elite forces to support Bashar al-Assad and dispatching its most celebrated Revolutionary Guards commander to an area where an anti-rebel offensive is expected shortly.
Arab diplomats and analysts said on Wednesday that Iran had already sent hundreds of troops to northern and central Syria, and following reports that up to 2000 are to be deployed alongside fighters from Tehran’s Lebanese ally Hezbollah and foreign Shia militia units under the cover of Russian airstrikes.
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Source: theguardian.com