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| Iran-backed militia in Qamishli fades in front of ISIS, PYD |
| 2015-08-25 |
| [EN.ZAMANALWSL.NET] The power of Iranian-backed al-Maghawir militia northeast Syria is decling rapidly in the city of Qamishli, north of Hasakah, to favore of the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... beside restrictions imposed on them by the Democratic Union Party (PYD). Sources in rebel group Regiment 154 confirmed to Zaman al-Wasl that Hezbollah-trained militia in Qamishli has begun to disappear and they count no more than 100 member, although they were founded short time ago. The militias were abandoned by the regime especially when Major-General "Mohammed Khaddor" left the city of Hasaka to Deir Ezzor. The source added that maghawir militias have not been paid their salaries for three months, and the troupe 154 does not know enough information about their numbers and who left or died or stayed The militia had emerged in the beginning of this year with Iranian support and fund, they received training from the Lebanese Hezbollah militias. Almost 1000 members joined the troupe 123 and graduated after training in a camp in Kawkab mountain. Many well informed sources explained that transferring major-General "Khaddor" from Hasaka had had big effect on fastening the collapse of Maghawir militias. Conflict with Kurds and PYD has increased since appointing Khaddour in August 2014. He depended on the popular Committees and Baathists, besides being sectarian. It is reported that he talked to people in Nobel and al-Zahra that they would raise the banner of al-Hussein and l fight under the banner of Al-Hussein. Maghawir militias first battle was in December 2014 when the Islamic state attacked the village of Tel Gazool south of Qamishli, but the militia failed their first test and lost the battle besides losing the most important barriers there, many of them were killed and maimed while others fled to ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... , according to the activist Milad Yusuf, from Hasaka Media Center. Yusuf pointed that "Elusion" aircraft had transferred cars of Hezbollah's commanders known as "Pilgrims" from Qamishli Airport to Damascus, while the remaining members are waiting the contract to end in order to retrieve their identity cards. According to the activist, PYD took advantage of the Islamic state's attack on the Al-Hasakah province, to get rid of the popular committees and Maqhawir militias. PYD's leaders mentioned that they have no problem with the Syrian regime, but their problem was with those militias. Hussein Kojer, prominent Kurdish commander objected in the past recruiting youth with Maghawir militia and demanded to recruit them in troupes for the PYD. He told the Arab tribes' Shiekhs, about his concern for joining Maghawi militias as they were known of being supported by Iran and Hezbollah. Yusuf also confirmed that the Book 'im, Mahmoud! some of them. |
| Posted by:Fred |