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Unknown gunmen attacked Iranian-backed faction in Syria's desert, killing and wounding several soldiers
2021-10-06
[PUBLISH.TWITTER]

On Tuesday, five murderous Moslems of Iranian-backed factions were killed and ten others were maimed as a result of an attack by unidentified armed individuals near Palmyra in Syria’s desert.

"Five Syrian murderous Moslems of the Brigade of Abu al-Fadhal al-Abbas
... in Arabic Liwa Abu al-Fadl al-Abbas, also known as the al-Abbas Brigade and it was formed in 2012 to defend Shia shrines around Syria from Sunni rebel depredations. It’s fighters are primarily Syrian and Iraqi Shiites, but obviously other Shiites have joined in the fun as well...
died and ten others were maimed as a result of targeting their vehicle by armed individuals, expected to ISIS, with a thermal missile," a military source of the Iranian-backed Hashimiyoun faction in Palmyra said.

The armed attackers were riding cycle of violences and raising white banners bearing religious slogans used by ISIS, the source added.

"The maimed and dead murderous Moslems were all Syrians except for a maimed leader, who was an Afghan," the source noted.
Arab Lions of Islam submitted to Afghan leadership imposed by Iran? He must have been extraordinary as well as connected.
After the attack, the Iranian-backed factions brought in support to comb the area, while the attackers fled towards the depth of the desert.

Most of the murderous Moslems of the Iranian-backed factions, which are running large parts in the countryside of Deir ez-Zor, Palmyra, and Homs, hail from the near villages, and there are foreigners bearing Asian nationalities.

On August 21, five Syrian members of the government forces were killed and eight were arrested, including an Afghan member,
The Syrian Arab Army also has Afghans in uniform? Diversity is their strength, I suppose...
in an ambush prepared by ISIS in the vicinity of al-Duwair town, east of Deir ez-Zor.
Wait — ISIS arrests people? Possibly that is a translation error...
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Abbas Brigade: 2018-07-15 Intel Center: Hezbollah, Iran’s Shi’ite Militias Hidden In Syrian Army
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