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| 15 Afghans recruited by Iran killed during a clash in Syria |
| 2016-05-09 |
| At least 15 Afghan nationals have reportedly been killed during a clash with the Syrian rebels near the Syrian city of Aleppo, it has been reported. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said has said the Afghans who were killed during the clash were among the Iranian-backed militia fighters. The monitor said at least six from Lebanon’s Hezbollah Shi’ite movement and 15 Afghan Shi’ite fighters were killed during the clash. Earlier, Tehran said thirteen Iranian soldiers were killed in a battle with Islamist militants over a village near the Syrian city of Aleppo. This comes as earlier reports emerged that suggesting Iran has sent thousands of Shia Afghans to Syria to fight for support of the regime of Bashar al-Assad. According to the estimates, the number of these fighters is between 10,000 to 12,000 who are mainly illegal immigrants. The reports also added that Iran has promised citizenship to these fighters and improving the living conditions of their families besides each of these fighters are paid from $400 to $600 monthly wages. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #6 Who cares? |
| Posted by: chris 2016-05-09 21:02 |
| #5 You'd think Afghans have enough opportunities to engage in combat without having to leave their own country. A lot of them are from the western part of AFG; they are generally 'immigrants' or refugees in Iran. One can suspect that the offer to be a Basiij volunteer was a) more money than one earns stacking bricks or sitting in a refugee camp, or b) better than spending years in an Iranian prison. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2016-05-09 13:04 |
| #4 They're winning in AFG. New challenges await them. Terrorism is their business, and business is good. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-05-09 12:02 |
| #3 You'd think Afghans have enough opportunities to engage in combat without having to leave their own country. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2016-05-09 12:01 |
| #2 I've been trying to piece the news reports together about the fight in Khan Tooman. Seems like 50+ Iranians, 6 Hez, and 15 Afgans were killed in an ambush recently. Sounds like IS pulled off the ambush. Not entirely sure. |
| Posted by: jvalentour 2016-05-09 09:53 |
| #1 Shia volunteers from Afghanistan have been fighting in Syria for several years now. Somewhere between 300 and 1000 have been killed. Hezbollah has also been in Syria engaged heavily since 2012 and somewhere between 1000 and 3000 have been killed. In addition, hundreds of Shia Iraqis, Palestinian, Iranian and even Pakistani volunteers have been killed fighting for Assad. |
| Posted by: lord garth 2016-05-09 08:06 |